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Ice fishing locator batteries #7762168 01/03/23 10:43 PM 01/03/23 10:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 324 B.R.Falls Wisconsin J JD Nichols OP trapper
JD Nichols OP trapper J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 324 B.R.Falls Wisconsin	Looking to upgrade from the standard SLA 12v 8ah to a lithium battery. Anyone have any experience with them? "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,totally worn out,shouting... Wow-What a ride!"

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762179 01/03/23 10:53 PM 01/03/23 10:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado Raptortrapper trapper
Raptortrapper trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado	I have the lithium in mine and it is WELL worth doing. Specially if you have one of the top end machines. They will eat through a battery if you are using a lot of the functions. The lithium battery will last all day or more. Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762197 01/03/23 11:03 PM 01/03/23 11:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2022 Posts: 47 Wisconsin S Steel Jaw trapper
Steel Jaw trapper S Joined: Dec 2022 Posts: 47 Wisconsin	I just put one in my wife's fl8 and it pretty much cut the weight in half. Got it at scheels with a charger for $70 last week, hopefully it will last a little longer and not need to be replaced every other year.

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762198 01/03/23 11:03 PM 01/03/23 11:03 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,491 MN S Steven 49er trapper
Steven 49er trapper S Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,491 MN	I have gone to lithium in the Vexilars and wont ever go back. "Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762262 01/04/23 01:09 AM 01/04/23 01:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,859 Beaver Bayou MN Mike Kelly trapper
Mike Kelly trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,859 Beaver Bayou MN	Don't buy a Marcum Shuttle. Batteries are not that great in them, and custom size you cant replace with anything but OEM. Dealing with this right now, got 2 seasons of use out of it, and works for about 2 hours max this year. Seems like a very common issue. Guy that has tests/reviews on a lot of the Lithium batteries out there for ice fishing, and has a list of ones he recommends in the video description. This one is for the Marcum Brute Batteries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5e4GbYOLHM www.WildRiverTraps.com - Oversized Pans for you Mink, Muskrat and Bobcat Traps!

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762360 01/04/23 07:52 AM 01/04/23 07:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 229 Grand Rapids, MN D deerdragger trapper
deerdragger trapper D Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 229 Grand Rapids, MN	I have the Marcum Brute installed on my FL20. Used it for 2 1/2 days of fishing over the weekend - had it running about 15 hours per day - without a recharge. Amazing. And the weight difference is remarkable if you do any hole-hopping.

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762376 01/04/23 08:21 AM 01/04/23 08:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,307 Western Michigan Animals Only trapper
Animals Only trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,307 Western Michigan	My wife and i both use vexilars and never had any short life issues. I would expect to replace it every five years. We use ours almost every day during season. During the off season i remove both wires from the battery. Also put them on the chargers every other month to keep them fully charged. One of our chargers does take longer to charge than the other. I never knew they made lithium batteries for fish finders. If i have to replace, i may upgrade. AKA: Rusty Shackleford

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762816 01/04/23 07:35 PM 01/04/23 07:35 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 324 B.R.Falls Wisconsin J JD Nichols OP trapper
JD Nichols OP trapper J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 324 B.R.Falls Wisconsin	I ordered the Brute 10 ah. Can't wait to put it to the test. I use a Lowrance Elite 7 HDI in ice mode split screen and it eats battery. "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,totally worn out,shouting... Wow-What a ride!"

Re: Ice fishing locator batteries [Re: JD Nichols] #7762849 01/04/23 08:12 PM 01/04/23 08:12 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,491 MN S Steven 49er trapper
Steven 49er trapper S Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,491 MN	If you are trying to run a hd 7 off of one of the smaller lithium batteries you are still going to eat them up as you put it. They eat up a marine battery if it hooked to a alternator of some type Guys here running the live scopes are using power boxes with multiple batteries inside. "Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.

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