07-07-2004, 06:22 PM
You are right on "almost 4 hours". Just divide the amp/hour of the battery by the current draw of the motor to find out how long you can run continuously for that motor.
Also they don't recommend a full drain on the battery. They will handle the partial drains and still provide many hours of service after recharging appropriately.
Solar panels are also available for recharging. I use a small one on my float tube for the fish finder battery when I'm planning to be out all day. It has a 1 amp output which allows my 7ah SLA battery to stay connected while charging and using the fish finder.
For most other application, you need to disconnect the higher amp device and not use it while charging.
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Also they don't recommend a full drain on the battery. They will handle the partial drains and still provide many hours of service after recharging appropriately.
Solar panels are also available for recharging. I use a small one on my float tube for the fish finder battery when I'm planning to be out all day. It has a 1 amp output which allows my 7ah SLA battery to stay connected while charging and using the fish finder.
For most other application, you need to disconnect the higher amp device and not use it while charging.
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