power for lowrance elite-5 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yotasan · 08-06-2012, 12:09 PM

curious to know if running a 12v 5 amp will power this fish finder all day?

PapaDave · 08-06-2012, 12:13 PM

Look and see what the amp/hour rating is. A 6ah will run the Lowrance most of the day, a 12ah will run it for all day and into the night. I use this one and have not run this battery down even after 12+ hours on the water.

blitzburgh · 08-06-2012, 12:41 PM

Would'nt go less than a 7A personally.

PapaDave · 08-06-2012, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by blitzburgh

Would'nt go less than a 7A personally.

At this point, I wouldn't go without the 12ah. You can find them on eBay for less then $20.

mtnbykr2 · 08-06-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PapaDCh

At this point, I wouldn't go without the 12ah. You can find them on eBay for less then $20.

I think I will get this, my 10 amphr only lasted 9 on the HDS5 this weekend
thanks for the info

yotasan · 08-06-2012, 01:06 PM

I had an extra 12v 5amp sitting around from my old RC racing days. I used it to power up my starter box. trying to save on wieght.

gupppy · 08-06-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by yotasan

I had an extra 12v 5amp sitting around from my old RC racing days. I used it to power up my starter box. trying to save on wieght.

10lbs on the yak vs 6 extra hours of juice... hard choice.

PapaDave · 08-06-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by yotasan

I had an extra 12v 5amp sitting around from my old RC racing days. I used it to power up my starter box. trying to save on wieght.

The 12ah battery I have is a little larger than the 7ah, wieghs about the same, but last for a very long time.

08-06-2012, 12:09 PM	#1
yotasan Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: south orange county Posts: 84	power for lowrance elite-5 curious to know if running a 12v 5 amp will power this fish finder all day? __________________

08-06-2012, 12:13 PM	#2
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Look and see what the amp/hour rating is. A 6ah will run the Lowrance most of the day, a 12ah will run it for all day and into the night. I use this one and have not run this battery down even after 12+ hours on the water. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

08-06-2012, 12:41 PM	#3
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Would'nt go less than a 7A personally. __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

08-06-2012, 01:06 PM	#6
yotasan Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: south orange county Posts: 84	I had an extra 12v 5amp sitting around from my old RC racing days. I used it to power up my starter box. trying to save on wieght. __________________