Thread: Lithium Battery Question

Originally Posted by grizwilson

Here is where I am going, two 106 on bow, bird 998, black box, 126 and a 1197 bird at helm:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com

less than 250, 100ah, and use a multi plug so all on board charger

well when ordered found the $40 per battery shipping, so lithium for TM and supplement electronics then group 31 AGM for starter etc. Lucky me all my 2019 batteries had died.

I'm running a Garmin 106 with a lvs 32 LiveScore and a 12" Helix off of a 60 ah BPS battery and it will run them all day long with plenty left.

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Originally Posted by zekepa

Yes 100ah will run it a long time.

I have a 125ah that is running a 126 and two 106's along with 2 livescopes. I've fished it over 10 hours and still had better than 20% left on the battery.

Thanks That really helped me make up my mind !

What brand batteries are you guys using to get this kind of service?


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I'm running a 125ah Ionic. It's wasn't cheap, but I don't run out of power.

Originally Posted by zekepa

I'm running a 125ah Ionic. It's wasn't cheap, but I don't run out of power.

I really need to purchase one but am having a tough time swallowing the price. Running a Dual purpose group 31 with the electronics i run isn`t cutting it any more. i keep hoping more manufacturers develop these dual purpose LifPO4`s to get the price down a bit. I just do not have the room for another battery as a house battery.

Found my post from when I first got the battery. Dedicated Electronics battery Lithium (crappie.com)

Summary of the post. I figure I'm drawing an average of 8ah with the electronics I'm running.
2 106's and one 126 graph. Brightness is set at 100,
2 each LVS 32 Live scope systems.

At 8ah the battery can go longer than I'm going to fish.

Originally Posted by Bricks

I really need to purchase one but am having a tough time swallowing the price. Running a Dual purpose group 31 with the electronics i run isn`t cutting it any more. i keep hoping more manufacturers develop these dual purpose LifPO4`s to get the price down a bit. I just do not have the room for another battery as a house battery.

I was in the same boat, my group 31 ran all my electronics, started the outboard, ran pumps and lights. After fishing 4 to 4 1/2 hours the voltage would be down to 11.4v. On one outing I fished about 6 hours and the outboard cranked slow and my depth finders shut off when I hit the key.

The Impulse battery and NOCO charger weren't cheap, but in the long run (for me) it was the best move. Now when I fish for 6 hours I still have 70% charge and the beauty of Lithium is that there is very little voltage drop as it discharges.