6V - 12V ? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dick fabulous · 09-21-2009, 01:29 PM

Are those of you running 6V batteries using 12V pumps or are there 6V pumps available? If it is a 12V pump, does it still have the same flow capacity with less voltage?

forefrazier · 09-21-2009, 01:32 PM

12v pump. The 6v batt runs the pump longer and with less flow. That is the idea.... Most people are running a 360-500gph pump for their 4-8 gallon tanks. Flow overkill.....

6v works great for me..Runs all day with plenty of flow to keep bait happy!

LipYanker · 09-21-2009, 02:11 PM

I've got the thresher tank and use a 6v battery, its lasted me 2 whole 8-9 hour days with it constantly on. Very quiet too.

dick fabulous · 09-21-2009, 02:37 PM

good deal, thanks for the help.

deepdvr · 09-21-2009, 05:39 PM

How many amps on those 6V batteries are you guys using?

Thanks!

Iceman · 09-21-2009, 05:56 PM

the one I use is a 12amp 6 volt, the 1.5-2 amp draw of the pump is cut in half with the 6 volt, so 12+ hours of running time. It is also 1/2 inch shorter and about 1/2 thinner than the same 12 volt 10 amp battery.

deepdvr · 09-22-2009, 07:28 AM

Cool...thanks! I spoke to a guy at Interstate batteries and he told me that my run time would decrease in half with the 6V battery on the 12V pump. Good to know that he was wrong.

Whizz Bang · 09-22-2009, 08:34 AM

I love this thread!!!

I have a 12volt battery running my tank and it will die in about 7 hours. I hated this aspect of the tank and did not know that the answer was so simple.

Thanks guys.

09-21-2009, 01:29 PM	#1
dick fabulous Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 90	6V - 12V ? Are those of you running 6V batteries using 12V pumps or are there 6V pumps available? If it is a 12V pump, does it still have the same flow capacity with less voltage?

09-21-2009, 02:11 PM	#3
LipYanker Have rods, will travel! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 40	I've got the thresher tank and use a 6v battery, its lasted me 2 whole 8-9 hour days with it constantly on. Very quiet too. __________________ Tight Lines HJL "LipYanker"

09-21-2009, 05:56 PM	#6
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	the one I use is a 12amp 6 volt, the 1.5-2 amp draw of the pump is cut in half with the 6 volt, so 12+ hours of running time. It is also 1/2 inch shorter and about 1/2 thinner than the same 12 volt 10 amp battery. __________________

09-21-2009, 01:32 PM	#2
forefrazier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: OC Posts: 397	12v pump. The 6v batt runs the pump longer and with less flow. That is the idea.... Most people are running a 360-500gph pump for their 4-8 gallon tanks. Flow overkill..... 6v works great for me..Runs all day with plenty of flow to keep bait happy!

09-21-2009, 02:37 PM	#4
dick fabulous Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 90	good deal, thanks for the help.

09-21-2009, 05:39 PM	#5
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	How many amps on those 6V batteries are you guys using? Thanks!

09-22-2009, 07:28 AM	#7
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Cool...thanks! I spoke to a guy at Interstate batteries and he told me that my run time would decrease in half with the 6V battery on the 12V pump. Good to know that he was wrong.

09-22-2009, 08:34 AM	#8
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	I love this thread!!! I have a 12volt battery running my tank and it will die in about 7 hours. I hated this aspect of the tank and did not know that the answer was so simple. Thanks guys.