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08-22-2015, 07:40 PM
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Junior
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 16
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Garmin fishfinder draining battery
Ok so I put a new fishfinder on my kayak it's a echomaps 74sv garmin. I have a 12volt 8ah battery it only lasted like 45 minutes on and then the battery died .. what type of battery should I get to run this fishfinder on my kayak
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08-23-2015, 09:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego CA
Posts: 947
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Sounds to me like you got a bad battery or a bad charger.
That battery should run your finder just fine.
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08-23-2015, 10:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Fullerton
Posts: 1,360
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Running with the backlight on drains it faster. Run something else on that battery to make sure it is not bad
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08-23-2015, 03:11 PM
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Carlisle
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: San Diego
Posts: 206
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I have a Garmin 70dv and a 10ah battery and I'm getting over 8 hrs easily
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