Still havent pulled the trigger on livescope. But will soon. Do I need a independent battery for livescope? I run my helix unit from cranking battery. Do they really pull this much power?
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Still havent pulled the trigger on livescope. But will soon. Do I need a independent battery for livescope? I run my helix unit from cranking battery. Do they really pull this much power?
JD ... they "can" pull as much as 4 amps per hour at max draw, which is why many people do have a dedicated battery just for the Livescope & Garmin unit.
I have a 65AH AGM battery just for my Livescope/93sv ... my Hook 7 is wired into my TM battery.
I know most won't agree with this, but I have graph hooked to one TM battery and Livescope hooked to another TM battery. Has worked out great for me after being disappointed in my Optima 31 series performance.
I have a dedicated accessory battery and have my LiveScope and graph hooked to it. Thus far I have only had a battery issue once, it was because I didn’t pull the boat out and charge the batteries. We were camping and I was lazy. Normally I get 4-6 hours no trouble and that includes running aerator.
Been using the starting battery (actually two in parallel) for both my Helix 10 as well as the 8610xsv LiveScope. Fish all day and the voltage never gets below 11.8. I do move several times so each time I crank the big motor it recharges the batteries. I have size 8 wire since the wires exceed 12 feet so make sure you use the recommended size for the distance from the battery to your LS.
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I am running my 93sv uhd, livescope, 30 lb trolling motor and starter for 9.9 on a 50ah trolling motor battery that costs about $100 on Amazon.
Lots of opinions on this, but my humble opinion is if it ain’t broke why fix it? Works for me! Less weight in my 1436 jon.
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I have run my TM one one set, my electronics on their own power source and starter and aeration on start battery. It has been this way for years and I have no noise interference or start issues. Just my 2cents
Running a seperate battery for electronics, eliminates problems and makes for easier troubleshooting.
Been running that way for years, best way IMHO.
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It's mostly for guys that don't have a "house" battery already dedicated to electronics.
If ran on the cranking battery, it can discharge them in a few hours of non-stop use. Not a good situation.
I run a 31 AGM Pro Guide as my starting battery with 2x Helix Units, 360, 106SV, Livescope, Radio, and livewell. I have no issues with interference or running out of charge.
Have mine ran to an Optima 31 which is my cranking battery and can run all day and some. Have yet to see below 12 v.
Having 4 battery's to charge is a pain, but it's worth it.
I run a 93sv, 73sv, live scope, airators, and starter off of a $100 battery from academy. I run the terrova off of 2 similar batteries. I have fished for up to 8 hrs, but I usually fish less, without issue.
I used to take a portable jumpstarter because of all the threads that I read about live scope power consumption. I don't anymore. But it's worse with a big screen 10"-12".
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To a group 29 Deka AGM, I've got a Helix 10, a LS with 93SV, a Solix 12, and all the other normal stuff that runs off cranking battery. I can fish all day with all graphs on and not pull the battery down. I have a 3 bank charger and didn't want to have to add another charger. For the price of the recommended size lithium that I've seen posted, you can buy a 29 or 31 AGM cranking battery and not have to worry about another charger.