Update on li-time 2 “12”VOLT (actually 12.8 ) 100 AH volt with Bluetooth monitoring, wired in series . I bought them a couple months back on s flash sale and got the extra 8% of the top I’ll have to look up the cost but it was a great deal not much more than good lead acid and so much less weight and should last several times longer!
For “24 volt system got my Minnkota Terrova 80lb it has foot control and a remote not a fan of the foot control never use it, the remote hangs on lanyard around my neck, it is improved over my old model remote it shows clearly the motor direction speed etc. so you don’t have to look to see which direction it’s going.
I used the Terrova 80 to steer when breaking in kicker for about 3 hours at Jordy, then fished Powell for 3 long days 8 hours of fishing, plus minus each day ! I used spot lock often and we were working shoreline in some pretty stiff wind conditions .2 of the 3 days . I did not charge the batteries between trips or during the Powell 3 day trip. I was checking battery status after using it for the four days listed above, using the
The Bluetooth battery monitor feature it shows the BATTERYS AT 47% PERCENT STATUS REMAINING !!
That’s excellent battery life to me!! I’m thinking I could fish 5 maybe 6 days of bass angling without recharging!! SO FAR SO GOOD!!
Love the blue tooth monitoring in real time I spent a little time checking amp draw at various power settings, and watched how spot lock used amperage. Checked battery usage and status during the day and could tell I would not have any problems for power this trip without a recharge!
** I just hooked the batteries it up to the Li-Time 24 Volt 20 Amp charger, blue tooth monitoring shows the battery's will be fully charged in 2.4 hours. In reading 20 amps for 100 AH batterys is a good ratio for battery performance and life. You can get chrgs at higher amps but supposedly battery's will not last as long when using higher amp charger? 10 amp charger is a little less money and work fine, it would take twice as long to charge as the 20 amp charger, which is fine if you are not in a hurry or charging overnight.
For “24 volt system got my Minnkota Terrova 80lb it has foot control and a remote not a fan of the foot control never use it, the remote hangs on lanyard around my neck, it is improved over my old model remote it shows clearly the motor direction speed etc. so you don’t have to look to see which direction it’s going.
I used the Terrova 80 to steer when breaking in kicker for about 3 hours at Jordy, then fished Powell for 3 long days 8 hours of fishing, plus minus each day ! I used spot lock often and we were working shoreline in some pretty stiff wind conditions .2 of the 3 days . I did not charge the batteries between trips or during the Powell 3 day trip. I was checking battery status after using it for the four days listed above, using the
The Bluetooth battery monitor feature it shows the BATTERYS AT 47% PERCENT STATUS REMAINING !!
That’s excellent battery life to me!! I’m thinking I could fish 5 maybe 6 days of bass angling without recharging!! SO FAR SO GOOD!!
Love the blue tooth monitoring in real time I spent a little time checking amp draw at various power settings, and watched how spot lock used amperage. Checked battery usage and status during the day and could tell I would not have any problems for power this trip without a recharge!
** I just hooked the batteries it up to the Li-Time 24 Volt 20 Amp charger, blue tooth monitoring shows the battery's will be fully charged in 2.4 hours. In reading 20 amps for 100 AH batterys is a good ratio for battery performance and life. You can get chrgs at higher amps but supposedly battery's will not last as long when using higher amp charger? 10 amp charger is a little less money and work fine, it would take twice as long to charge as the 20 amp charger, which is fine if you are not in a hurry or charging overnight.
time spent fishing isn't deducted from ones life