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07-12-2013, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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Electricity question
Because I am weak on the electricity subject (aka: gypsy tears and fairy dust), I thought I would ask on here: Two 6 volt batteries in parallel make a 6 volt system, right?
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I am thinking about adding a new fish finder to my kayak and instead of buying a new 12 volt, just buying another 6 volt and putting them in parallel to extend battery life. And when I decide not to take my fish finder, I can still run my bait tank on 6 volt.
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07-12-2013, 04:38 PM | #4 |
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Wouldn't you want them in series so you'd have 12 volts for the FF and a separate 6 volt line for the bait tank? May require a diode in the line to the bait tank?
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Ah I see, check this link out and it will let you know every thing you need to know about dc wiring. http://www.trojanbattery.com/tech-su...nsdiagram.aspx Ps I'm an electrician |
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07-12-2013, 05:48 PM | #6 |
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Save yourself the hassle and get a 12v battery.
P.S. Why would you take a bait tank and not a FF? I would assume that the FF would play a bigger role in your fishing than a bait tank. P.S. "> I'm also an electrician
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If i'm in the mission bay, i pretty much know where to go for halibut. I may skip the ff for less hassle. I may just get a separate 12 volt battery for the ff and keep the bait tank on the 6 volt.
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07-12-2013, 09:37 PM | #9 |
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i ALWAYS always take my FF, in Bays & LJ.
(a) its so simple to include on any trip. (b) even in the bay, i want to know depths, drop-offs, etc. i never take a bait tank into Bays, but i only use artificials in Bays. i am mainly targeting Bass in Bays. i gladly catch any Hali that wants to bite plastic or a crank bait. but i'm not "focussed" on Halis, and i release ALL bay fish anyways. if you want to fish live bait in Bays for Hali's to keep & eat, is the only time i would think someone would need a Bait tank in Bays. or, if you do a Bass trny in Bays, use the bait tank as "live well" until fish measured/recorded. .
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Answer: 2- 6 volt batteries wired in series will provide 12 volts.
depending on your batteries you may have a better longer running system with the 2 - 6 volt batteries. alot of electric golf carts and motor home deep cycle systems use 6 volt batteries wired in series. most scissor lifts you find on construction sites use this method and wire 4 of them to get a 24 volt system. |
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You could connect two 6v batteries in series for 12v to the FF, and center tap 6v for the bait pump.
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All good info. I think i'll keep it simple so i have less problems. Will using a car battery charger hurt a smaller 12 volt battery?
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Generally, yes it will hurt a small battery. Unless your charger has a low enough amp setting, car chargers are meant for bigger capacity batteries and put out too many amps for our little AGM batteries.
I think the rule is to use a charger that puts out at least 10% but no more than 25% of the batteries rated AH, so for example use a 2500ma max output charger with a 10ah battery. I use one of these G3500 Genius chargers for my 12ah batteries http://www.geniuschargers.com/G3500 And I'd use something like the G1100 Genius (or equivalent) for a 10ah battery
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I have the older version of this charger from Walmart, I've used it to charge my motorcycle battery, bait tank battery, ff battery and dead car batteries
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Awesome! Thanks!
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