04-13-2007, 08:23 PM
Note on cheapo batts,
"Most" of the cheapos are cheap because there bought from a bulk type store. That means they may have been sitting in a warehouse in who know what conditions for who knows how long. If you you get a batt from say Wally World look on the side and find the date it was made. If it was made only a few months ago it should be fine. If it was made over a year ago, keep looking.
I have a EverStart Deep Cycle Trolling (115 Amp hrs/160 reserve cap) from Wally World. It was made a month before I bought it, which was a find. I had to look at ever DC batt(in that size)on the self. Some were made over a year ago.
EverStart has a 1 year warranty and only cost $50-60(for the 115amp hrs size). I haven't had mine that long but no problems yet. I have talked to some guys who have had their for couple years with no problems.
You might not need a batt as big as the one I have(it's heavy)
Here are some numbers from my setup(if anyone can make this more accurate feel free to do so)
115 Amp Hr batt + (36# motor)drawing 32amps at full thrust =
Around 4 hrs at full thrust and 16 hrs at lowest thrust
So it's a good day worth of power.
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"Most" of the cheapos are cheap because there bought from a bulk type store. That means they may have been sitting in a warehouse in who know what conditions for who knows how long. If you you get a batt from say Wally World look on the side and find the date it was made. If it was made only a few months ago it should be fine. If it was made over a year ago, keep looking.
I have a EverStart Deep Cycle Trolling (115 Amp hrs/160 reserve cap) from Wally World. It was made a month before I bought it, which was a find. I had to look at ever DC batt(in that size)on the self. Some were made over a year ago.
EverStart has a 1 year warranty and only cost $50-60(for the 115amp hrs size). I haven't had mine that long but no problems yet. I have talked to some guys who have had their for couple years with no problems.
You might not need a batt as big as the one I have(it's heavy)
Here are some numbers from my setup(if anyone can make this more accurate feel free to do so)
115 Amp Hr batt + (36# motor)drawing 32amps at full thrust =
Around 4 hrs at full thrust and 16 hrs at lowest thrust
So it's a good day worth of power.
hope my .02 helps [
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