Minn Kota Marine Battery Box Power Center for Trolling Motor Leads with Meter and 12V Accessory Plugs (Battery Not Included), 1820175

Perfect for what was needed. There was a used on in stock and it was excellent. Works perfect and met all my expectations. Has power distribution Will probably add usb c or usb for my needed functions.

Works amazing

This is an excellent product for the price point. If one were to buy all the components separately this product would cost nearly double the price. I paid $56 dollars for this product. The circuit breaker and power level gauge alone cost about that price. Throw in a rather sturdy case and two dc outlets with circuit breaker make this product an easy buy. Oh, and the outside post terminals are extremely convenientPro's: 1.Battery can be charged from the outside post. Thus you never have to open the top of the case.2. Power gauge/meter is a great feature.3.The 2 DC outlets work great. Before I bought this power center I connected a DC outlet to my battery and it fried my charger. No issues with this thus far.4. Case is rather sturdy and built of decent quality.Con's: 1. Battery gauge/meter only works accurately if the motor has been off for 60 seconds. This is written on the box itself. Not a big deal but it would be nice if you could test the battery while the motor is running.2. As some have commented I wish the top snapped onto the bottom of the box. The strap is what is used to connect the bottom and top box together. It doesn't feel secure so I just grab the box by the bottom of the box. Not a big deal.Overall, this product is excellent. The con's are me just nit picking and for the price this is a no brainer. I did several hours of researching this type of product and buying the componets seperately. This is the best product that I could find that has everything you need and is the best overall value I could find. Hope that helps.Battery Info: For those individuals who where wondering about 27 batteries and bigger fitting into this product.This Minn Kota Power Center fits my EverStart 29DC Marine Battery from Wal-Mart. However, it is a tight fit and this case would not hold anything much bigger. Many have commented that this only fits 27 batteries or smaller but this is not true. Wal-Mart lists the dimensions of my 29DC battery at 13 inches x 6.75 X 10 (L x W x H). I am not recommending getting a 29 size battery and Minn Kota only rates this to fit 27 or smaller sized batteries but this product is excellent considering the price point. Closing the top on the 29DC battery takes a little caress but this is not an issue since you never really have to take off the top cover since you can charge the battery from the outside posts.

Overall product dimensions are wrong, otherwise I would have given it five stars. I built a box out of plywood, into which this battery box would be placed. Foolishly, I trusted the product description and built the box. I received the battery box and instantly saw that it was not going to fit inside my box. The product listing says: Overall dimensions: 7" x 13.5" wide x 12" tall. I took that to mean the size of an invisible cube that defines the extents of the box dimensions. Here are the correct overall dimensions of this product: 16 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 12" tall with the handle laying down. If the handle is in the up position, the box height is 13". They should have stated their dimensions as inside dimensions for a battery, NOT OVERALL DIMENSIONS.

First I want to specifically mention that I am new to using trolling motors, rafts, fishing, and anything else that goes with such activities. I'm a middle aged divorved woman who always left these things up to my ex husband to handle (my fault I should have taken more interest in such things) So my review is from the viewpoint of a total newbie who knew nothing of boating. With that being said,this power center is PERFECT for me!! Very easy to use and understand.I bought this along with my Minn Kota Endura C2 trolling motor and deep cycle battery for use on my intex excusion 5 man raft.Things I learned on my first day out:If you put the lead wires on wrong your motor runs backwards (my mistake - the box is very clear as to what is negative and positive- I caught that really fast and fixed it in a snap as the wingnuts make it very easy to disconnect and reconnect the wires. If I had to do that on the battery itself it would have been a pain.Regarding Carryinng and the Handle. Do not use the top handle once you install the battery, it's heavy use the two SIDE handles (on bottom half of the box) as they were designed to do this. The top handle is for carrying when it's empty or to lift off the top.On my first trip out we were caught in a heavy downpour and this box worked wonderfully to keep the battery bone dry.Out on the water, I noticed that checking the battery charge indicator was a little difficult to read in the sun. Also because I'm a noob I didn't realize that checking the battery while the motor was running wasn't accurate... my battery is smaller so I was concernened. I can't really say if it's accurate or not as I have nothing to compare too nor do I fully understand all that yet (I'm learning)Finally, when o got home charging was a breeze being able to hook up the charging cables to the box.Overall. For a beginner like myself who had no idea how useful this box would be I have to say i was very thankful I bought it. I haven't used the accessory ports and I'm still not sure about the breakers but I'm sure when or if the are needed I will be greatful to have them.After one day I'm a huge Minn Kota fan. I'll be sure to update my review later once I'm a bit more seasoned :).