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 Battery Question
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05/24/17 07:20 PM
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Recently upgraded to dual HDS 12s on the console and another on the bow. My current cranking battery is a size 27 with 800 CCA. First tournament with the new units, the cranking battery was used up when I went to crank it up to head back to the ramp. Granted, that was after an 8+ hour day. My question is do most folks with this setup have a larger cranking battery with more capacity (maybe a dual purpose) or a 'house' battery to run the miscellaneous things? Thanks in advance!
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Re: Battery Question
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05/24/17 07:25 PM
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Lowrance units use lots of juice. Biggest battery you can get.
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Re: Battery Question
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05/24/17 08:40 PM
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Lowrance units use lots of juice. Biggest battery you can get. Yes sir!
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Re: Battery Question
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05/24/17 08:47 PM
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The HDS 12 Gen 3 units are listed with a 2.0 amp power draw. The comparable Helix 12 Chirp/SI/GPS units are listed with a 1.75 amps draw. The Helix 12 MEGA units actually lead the charge with a 3.0 amp draw.
I know I need to go bigger. The question remains whether that involves getting a bigger battery to replace the existing one or adding an additional battery to power the graphs, pumps, lights, etc.
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Re: Battery Question
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05/24/17 09:14 PM
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KB1953
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Odyssey 31M PC2150ST, 1150 CCA, 205 Reserve, problem solved!
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Re: Battery Question
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05/24/17 10:09 PM
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The HDS 12 Gen 3 units are listed with a 2.0 amp power draw. The comparable Helix 12 Chirp/SI/GPS units are listed with a 1.75 amps draw. The Helix 12 MEGA units actually lead the charge with a 3.0 amp draw.
I know I need to go bigger. The question remains whether that involves getting a bigger battery to replace the existing one or adding an additional battery to power the graphs, pumps, lights, etc. Either is a solution to the problem. Are you more concerned about weight and space (additional battery) or money ($350 battery mentioned above)
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Re: Battery Question
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05/25/17 01:27 PM
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Fishin' Nut
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Why isn't it hooked up to a separate battery? My cranking battery is only used to to start/run the OB. The accessory battery runs everything else.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: Battery Question
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05/25/17 03:59 PM
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Chasinbass, I'm open to either option, just wanted to see if others have had this issue and what setups are common. It seems that both are fairly common. I'm leaning toward a single battery with enough CCA to crank/run the OB and enough RC to run the accessories. Spend a little extra $ to save a little weight and still be able to use the existing 3-bank charger to cover all the batteries.
Fishin' Nut, I don't currently have an accessory battery. I have 2 TM batteries and a starting battery. Until the recent sonar upgrade, the existing starting battery was enough to run things for a full tournament day.
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