7 amp battery question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Ojos_raros · 04-03-2017, 10:10 AM

I have a 12 volt 7 amp SLA battery and a Lowrance Elite HDI. The unit draws a fraction of an amp/hour, correct? last fall, same battery would last 4 hours on the bilge pump at 2.1 amps. it took a dump this winter! Maybe the cold room where I kept it??

so yesterday the battery only lasted 2 hours. I got home, charged it and the multimeter is reading 17 volts?? Busted multimeter??

04-03-2017, 10:10 AM	#1
Ojos_raros Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 124	7 amp battery question I have a 12 volt 7 amp SLA battery and a Lowrance Elite HDI. The unit draws a fraction of an amp/hour, correct? last fall, same battery would last 4 hours on the bilge pump at 2.1 amps. it took a dump this winter! Maybe the cold room where I kept it?? so yesterday the battery only lasted 2 hours. I got home, charged it and the multimeter is reading 17 volts?? Busted multimeter?? __________________ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment -Buddha

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