"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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There are any of a number of fishfinders that will do the trick. I had
a
Fish ID that used a battery Pack of D -Cells.

You could easily run any fishfinder off of 12V 7AH gell cell for
several
days between recharges.

I think Cabelas sells the batteries for around 24.95. I get them for a
fraction of that for alarm backups for my alarm company.

If you went to a 12V 4AH battery it would still run a fish finder for a
day
or two between charges.


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Okay, so I have $100 bucks left to spend on fishing junk. (My mom gave
me a $200 visa giftcard for Xmas..decided it was going towards
fishing,
and couldnt be spent on anything sensible...like gas....)

Anyways...anyone think I could put a fish finder in the canoe.....?

I kinda think a regular marine battery is out of the question, it
being
a 15'6" canoe and all. Anyone know of any decent depthfinders that
would
run on regular/rechargeable batteries...maybe D cells or something?

...or should I just scrap the idea and buy another rod/reel combo?


Rich




What is a decent charger for a small gel cell? A standard automotive
charger would cook and swell a gel cell after a couple of times.



Use a 500ma rated dc power supply with clips on the leads. I'ld just vut off
he end and solder or crimp on connectors to connect to the battery. Charge
for 14-16 hours for a 7 ah battery. Its easy and cheap for a charger. The
big drawback is that if you use one you have to remember to disconnect it
because it has no overcharge protection. On the other hand at only 500
mills it will dissipate quite a bit of overcharge as heat before it will
damage the battery,

If you need some of those batteries or power supplies drop me a line Bill.
I keep a couple cases on the shelf in the office.

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Bob La Londe
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