Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Garmin Striker 4cv auto shutoff voltage
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LBtross |
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Sparkeh |
The unit starts to beep and screen flicker around 10.4-10.6 volts. A full 12 volt milwaukee will get me about 2-4 hours of fish finding. I think i am going to switch to my 18 volt milwaukee to not have to worry about battery life while fishing. I noticed it drains the battery faster on the higher frequency settinging also. |
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sugoiboy |
https://www.yakattack.us/yakattack-10ah-battery-power-kit/ I love the battery and the unit, but I find when using my Garmin striker 4cv, it didn't last past a day. From the website the draw is 0.4ah and the minimum operating voltage is 12v. But this really only gives me fishing from 12.6v to 12v. When I got home I plugged the battery in thinking it was dead, but it was still +75% battery. Does anyone know how low I can go with this battery? |
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tazzeroo2002 |
First, the specs on the Stiker are for operation from 10-20V. I built a portable battery pack out of 8AA batteries. I ran those batteries down until the unit powered off. The unit finally powered off when the voltage hit 9.6V. I only got 4-5 hours out of those 8AA batteries, though. I also tried it with a 12V seal lead acid battery. Fully charged it was at 13.6 volts. I ran it for 14 hours and the battery was still at 12.5V. I didn't run it down any further, but I would guess it would go down to under 10V like it did with the portable pack that I built. If so, I suspect I would get at least another 10-15 hours, meaning that I'd be around 30 hours or more, total. I'm planning to bring a lithium battery with 10-12Ah along with this lead-acid and figure I should have all the power I need for a full week. I'd love to hear if you have any experiences that could help me understanding improve. |
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LBtross |
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sugoiboy |
On the official Garmin website I'm seeing an amp draw of 0.4ah for the garmin and a minimum operating voltage of 12v, would this still be safe considering the above? |