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04/16/2024 03:37PM
Since we are taking a more fishing focused trip this year, as opposed to the mileage and scenery, I plan to bring a fish finder (Garmin Echomap UHD2) with a Dakota Lithium 12v 10ah battery. From what I gathered I should be able to get close to 15 hours out of a single charge with the right settings (which *might* be enough for the trip). However, I was curious if anyone has come across a light-weight way of getting some sort of a charge in to the battery? Any setups as far as a solar power bank that would get a good charge over night? I've been kicking around the idea of a solar panel with USB/Alligator Clips.
04/17/2024 01:21PM
ccslick: "Since we are taking a more fishing focused trip this year, as opposed to the mileage and scenery, I plan to bring a fish finder (Garmin Echomap UHD2) with a Dakota Lithium 12v 10ah battery. From what I gathered I should be able to get close to 15 hours out of a single charge with the right settings (which *might* be enough for the trip). However, I was curious if anyone has come across a light-weight way of getting some sort of a charge in to the battery? Any setups as far as a solar power bank that would get a good charge over night? I've been kicking around the idea of a solar panel with USB/Alligator Clips."
One thing that helps dramatically is turning down or off backlight.
04/22/2024 10:07PM
Generally speaking the smaller the screen size of your fish finder the more efficient it will be, hopefully you have the 5" model and not the 9". If you can find a B&W unit like Lundojam, that is about as good as you will get for low power and basic functionality.
I think a solar charging setup only makes sense if you are doing an extended trip, maybe more than 10 days. On a shorter trip, you may just end up with several cloudy days, then what? I think you are better off just bringing an extra battery or two, besides you would need two batteries so you can charge one while using the other. Charging that size battery from a battery bank overnight, doesn't make a lot of sense either, as you loose efficiency from the transfer. It would be better to charge a second battery directly with solar.
I run a Lowrance Hook 4 with a Ryobi 9Ah drill battery and get just over 40 hours runtime with GPS. I bring 2 batteries for the week and run them the whole time I am fishing so that I can log my sonar for mapping. Lots of different setups and ways of fishing, but this works well for me.
I think a solar charging setup only makes sense if you are doing an extended trip, maybe more than 10 days. On a shorter trip, you may just end up with several cloudy days, then what? I think you are better off just bringing an extra battery or two, besides you would need two batteries so you can charge one while using the other. Charging that size battery from a battery bank overnight, doesn't make a lot of sense either, as you loose efficiency from the transfer. It would be better to charge a second battery directly with solar.
I run a Lowrance Hook 4 with a Ryobi 9Ah drill battery and get just over 40 hours runtime with GPS. I bring 2 batteries for the week and run them the whole time I am fishing so that I can log my sonar for mapping. Lots of different setups and ways of fishing, but this works well for me.
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