So I like my graph but the battery life sucks balls. Who has this graph and upgraded to lithium? I hear the Dakota batteries are good but I also need the charger too? Doesn’t matter if I need the charger I just want to know how big I can go and what’s the best you’ve found. Just in case I can fish more than three times this year lol. Thanks guys
Update: I bought the Dakota 10ah and have so far put about 7 hours on it, and my kid also put a few hours on it while he was farting around on my pond. Hasn’t came off of 100% yet. Taking it out again today after work for 5-6 hours. Def woulda killed my old battery for sure. Gonna keep rocking it uncharged and see how far I can go with it. But so far the best $100 I’ve spent. Oh and I kept my brightness on 8.
Update: I bought the Dakota 10ah and have so far put about 7 hours on it, and my kid also put a few hours on it while he was farting around on my pond. Hasn’t came off of 100% yet. Taking it out again today after work for 5-6 hours. Def woulda killed my old battery for sure. Gonna keep rocking it uncharged and see how far I can go with it. But so far the best $100 I’ve spent. Oh and I kept my brightness on 8.
Once it finally dipped down from 100% did it go from 100 to 99, 98, 97 etc or did it go from 100 to 93 or something like that? With the battery that came in my Helix 5 it will stay on 100% for two hours or so then jump down to 93%. Then it will more accurately track how much battery it has and go down by a single percentage or two every 15 minutes. Curious as to what it’s like with those Dakota/Amped Outdoors batteries.
Not sure you are going to get the answer your looking for. He77 I know I used the Dakota on Simcoe last year. My old battery would come no where to lasting all day. The Dakota did hands down. Don't remember percentage drop at all...once I'd seen it wasn't draining like the original I stopped paying attention. You will not be disappointed.
Welp decided to just go ahead and order one...gonna have to wait until they’re back in stock for it to be shipped but they gave me a free t-shirt for the wait so I’ll take it I guess thanks for the info fellas
Welp decided to just go ahead and order one...gonna have to wait until they’re back in stock for it to be shipped but they gave me a free t-shirt for the wait so I’ll take it I guess thanks for the info fellas
Update #2: So had about 18 hours on new battery. Never came off of 100%. Happened to leave graph in my truck for 2 days so I decided I better charge it just to be safe since I plan on going today after work. Plugged it in last night and charger instantly went to green said 100% charged wtf. Doesn’t even seem physically possible. Even unplugged it 4 times just to make sure I had proper contact. Yup she’s legit for sure!!!
Actually it was my Christmas gift from my rich ass brother! I feel bad I didn’t even get him a card lol. I’ll make it up to him tho. But he ordered it. Not sure where, I’m assuming Amazon. Gonna cure it tomorrow for sure!
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