07-18-2011, 02:19 PM
Totally understand about the change of pressure from going cold to warm/hot and pressure increasing/decreasing. I fill this up in my AC'd basement. Temperature hasn't changed minus maybe 3-5 degrees during the day and sun hasn't hit it. I've just been using one of those Battery powered air mattress pumps to blow the thing up. And it doesn't get the bladders very "firm." How firm are they supposed to be before you start having to worry about the seams pulling apart? I don't have a pressure gauge rigged up on anything right now. Just gotta go off of feel. I will have to pull the bladders out and do some inspecting... Stupid I would even have to worry about it with a brand new item tho.
The main thing i'm worried about with the battery is the connection point. Which I was going to put in the box then RTV seal around the opening inside and out. I just know that the battery sitting in the nose of that tube will most likely be under water the whole time unless I add some bumpers or something to keep it up. Which I could also do.
Another question, are those little batteries enough to run a 30lb thrust Minn-Kota for 4-5 hours? It's a 3 amp-12Ah. As well, is a 30lb more then enough to push a 200# tube around.
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The main thing i'm worried about with the battery is the connection point. Which I was going to put in the box then RTV seal around the opening inside and out. I just know that the battery sitting in the nose of that tube will most likely be under water the whole time unless I add some bumpers or something to keep it up. Which I could also do.
Another question, are those little batteries enough to run a 30lb thrust Minn-Kota for 4-5 hours? It's a 3 amp-12Ah. As well, is a 30lb more then enough to push a 200# tube around.
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