Livescope Battery Question - Advice Needed

[CrappiePappy]

Crappiepappy...your calculations are correct but LiveScope doesn't pull near 5A so you will get a lot more than 10-12hrs if that's all your running. Checkout my post above...I've run everything listed over 10hrs numerous times.

This is how I arrived at the 5amp draw of Livescope:


To calculate the amperage draw of a chartplotter or other components, take the maximum wattage (found in the devices installation manual) and divide that by the voltage of the connected battery.

The unit says it draws a max 58 Watts.

58 divided by 12 = 4.83

(but I've also read that the average draw is closer to 2a/hr and the ~ 5a/hr draw is with everything "maxed out", whatever that means. It comes equipped with a 7.5a fuse, so there could be something to the "max" draw of nearly 5a/hr)

In any case, my 68ah AGM will likely handle a couple of trips before needing a charge (even if other equipment is also being run off of it).

[ezgoing]

SeeFish 18v Milwaukee adapter – SeeLite

Check these out! Got some friends on Facebook who are running everything on these. LS, Garmin unit, Helix units, 360!
One guy has 2 units at the console, 3 at the bow and cut 150-160 pounds out of his boat going to these adapters.

I like this idea. Wish I had known about this before I bought new batteries last year.

[jackie53]

Ran mine to my cranking battery..
Bought a Cranking/Trolling Battery..
31 Series..Battery..Expensive..

I charge it every time..100% can fish two days..8 hrs or more..No problem..

Charge every time...100%....

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[thaDudeAbides]

I would buy a better cranking battery and connect both GLS and screens. Nice to have it charge while you motor to next spot. I keep a $60 jump starter (NOCO) and jumper cables in case I drain it. Never had needed either.

[Northforker]

I use this, lasts all day, $75.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[arkcrappie]

I put a battery up front in one of my storage boxes for the Livescope system. Nothing else hooked to it. It is a 29 series AGM and I can run 2 full days (10-12 hour days) on one charge. I don't do that, but I tested it to see what I had at one point. I charge mine every day when I park the boat.

I ran separate a separate battery as I didn't want anything else on my cranking battery. Works fine for me.

[broharrell]

Don't have livescope, but Amped Outdoors lithium battery is supposed to be the way to go according to Matt on Wired for Crappie. I suggest you go to YouTube & watch any of his recent live shows. He has talked about them on the last 3 shows.

[mozingo1952]

I recently added a 24 group agm deep cycle to run my electronics , I am running 12 garmin, an 12 and a 9 in Lowrance ,
and a pro air pump to the livewell.
Before the addition , towards the end of the day , all the graphs would blink and sometimes shutdown when starting the
big motor.

everything works like a champ now,

MO

[mdk_1234]

I have my black box wired to a battery by itself. No issues whatsoever, and livescope will run all day.

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What battery do you use for your black box?

[Grainraiser]

What battery do you use for your black box?

I have my black box and 93sv running off a 30am lithium battery. I can go all day and still have plenty of juice left.