Lowrance X125 With Battery Pack

[lhwarren]

I want to use a Lowrance X125 in a new kayak I just purchased & I purchased an accessory kit for hooking up the unit with a AA battery pack which has 8-AA batteries. Has anyone tried a small battery pack with this full size fishfinder? I am wondering how many hours (or minutes) this unit will operate.
Thanks!

[Bender16v]

Not sure, probably not too long. Lowrance does sell a pack for using "D" batteries. I can't find any info on how long it lasts though.

[sfw1960]

I would try a 12Volt SLA battery like the portables use - Sea Nympho runs his combo off a 12V 7A SLA battery during the summer quite nicely.... it lasts several hours - no prob.....



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Robert

[bigrackmack]

12 Volt DeWalt drill battery will last a long time......Mack

[sfw1960]

12 Volt DeWalt drill battery will last a long time......Mack

Drill packs are usually good for small short bursts of power - no real sustenance (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sustenance) there....

In addition to the 3 AH (largest size) DeWalt battery costing around $45 the 2400 watt output on an X125 would SUCK the life out of that thing in an hour or two....it ain't no vexilar Mack!!
:lol:

The 8 AH 12 SLA from Cabela's is $39.99 with a charger or $20 without and it has regular standard (.187") spade lug terminals to hook it up with , not some goofy shaped 'cartridge' that would most likely pose a "challenge" to get the contacts hooked up to the machine.

I use a 7 AH SLA with my Lowrance LMS332c on the ice (which also puts out 2400 watts) and if I choose to run the back light and ping speed high I don't get much more than 4 hours out of it.... I back off my ping & back light 6+ Hrs. - and I bring a second battery along when I'm on the ice.
:fish2:
This has been MY experience

:evilsmile

BTW~
FORGET trying NiMh rechargeable AA batts and the NiMh chargers they come bundled with - typical reserve on ONE AA NiMh ( ONLY 1.2 volts ea. though ) is around 2000 MaH (2 AH) and when you rig 8 together you ONLY have 9.6 volts and that won't run it....
My LMS usually will shut down just under 9.9 V
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