12 volt power supplies

You don't need it to protect the FF, you need it to protect against a short circuit. Even 8 AA batteries that are shorted will create a RED HOT cutting wire, melting thru your hull! Inline fuse holders cost about 2 bucks and take less than 5 minutes to rig up. It takes longer to get the beer needed for a proper installation!

I keep picturing an episode of myth busters, NWKA style.  Not saying you're wrong troutnut, just that I'd like to do this experiment and capture it on video.  

Welcome!!!

-Allen

I had a smaller battery (12v 8.8AH) which was nice since it was light but recently have come to hate the bugger. It lasts about 7 hours which should be enough but there are times when it isn't. Or I forget to charge it.. Having the FF die while fishing is crappo to say the least. So I've gone back to the big brick (12v 8AH) and loving it again. Yes it sucks because it's huge but I've used it three times w/o charging and it's still running @ 11V. BTW got it here: http://www.kayakfishinggear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=40

Z

I had a smaller battery (12v 8.8AH) which was nice since it was light but recently have come to hate the bugger. It lasts about 7 hours which should be enough but there are times when it isn't. Or I forget to charge it..  Having the FF die while fishing is crappo to say the least. So I've gone back to the big brick (12v 8AH) and loving it again.

i'm confused...what kind of battery was the 12v 8.8AH?

you don't have to buy all those batteries from a kayak or fishing store...i went to allied battery in georgetown and paid 12 bucks for a floating charger and 17 bucks for a 8 amp hour 12 volt...they have anything you can think of as far as batteries go...and they are in stock

you don't have to buy all those batteries from a kayak or fishing store...

Nope but buying one from them ensures shops like Hook1 stay in business and in turn keep gear that we need in stock and the companies making kayak fishing gear in business and innovating new products etc etc.. You see where I'm going.

Z

true...but i wanted mine today

not to mention it is like 1/4 mile from work

You don't need it to protect the FF, you need it to protect against a short circuit. Even 8 AA batteries that are shorted will create a RED HOT cutting wire, melting thru your hull! Inline fuse holders cost about 2 bucks and take less than 5 minutes to rig up. It takes longer to get the beer needed for a proper installation!

I keep picturing an episode of myth busters, NWKA style.  Not saying you're wrong troutnut, just that I'd like to do this experiment and capture it on video.  

Welcome!!!

-Allen

Simple and cheap to do... get a regular 9 volt battery, (buy a new one for your smoke detector in the hall and use that old one) , take a piece of 16 or 18 gauge wire, attach it to both posts and lay the wire on a Tupperware container in the kitchen and prepare for the meltdown! You better have the camera on and filming because it gets redhot in seconds! The coating melts off the wire, melts thru the Tupperware, and continues to melt until either the wire breaks, the battery shorts out internally, explodes, or runs out of juice.

How are folks securing their 12V bricks in/on the boat?  I've got a T13A.  I've tried lashing it to a scupper, but it seems like it would eventually work loose.  I am considering the double stick mounting tape and some velcro strips to just stick it up in the bow (or stern if I install the 4" hatch). 

The bag suspended in the nose of your boat is made for batteries.  I think anyway I have about ten hours on my 14.4 volt Dewalt cordless drill battery and it still hasn't died.  That was a long enough test for me so I put it back on the charger and it charges in about thirty minutes.

How are folks securing their 12V bricks in/on the boat?  I've got a T13A.  I've tried lashing it to a scupper, but it seems like it would eventually work loose.  I am considering the double stick mounting tape and some velcro strips to just stick it up in the bow (or stern if I install the 4" hatch). 

Why try and reinvent the wheel, just stick it in the battery bag up front.  Fits just fine.   

I keep picturing an episode of myth busters, NWKA style.  Not saying you're wrong troutnut, just that I'd like to do this experiment and capture it on video.  

Welcome!!!

-Allen

Simple and cheap to do... The coating melts off the wire, melts thru the Tupperware, and continues to melt until either the wire breaks, the battery shorts out internally, explodes, or runs out of juice.

Sorry, not this time.
Here's the helmet, somebody else can be the stuntman!
It ain't me.

I had a smaller battery (12v 8.8AH) which was nice since it was light but recently have come to hate the bugger. It lasts about 7 hours which should be enough but there are times when it isn't. Or I forget to charge it..
Z

Zee, did you mean the 3.8 ah NiMH? I suspected that they'd be short lived (especially adding a GPS).

I've looked at the smaller gel cell bricks 12V 2.3AH and 3.4AH, but for the small amount of weight savings, I didn't bother. In the scheme of things, that extra couple of pounds is insignificant. Just pack a bit less "extra" gear to compensate.

"Emergency Power"

In a pinch two 6V lantern batteries (the ones with the springs on the top) wired in series, will get you going and you can find them almost anywhere. They are especially handy when you forgot to charge the sealed lead acid batt or left it at home. Even the cheapest, non-alkaline, batteries (usually <$8 for two) work really well for a few days. Just hang the center spring of one battery around the outside spring of the second battery and attach the ff leads to the other two springs. While your at the Mart, get a tupperware container to put them in or if your in Zee's condition, baby wipes refill boxes make perfect containers.

The bag suspended in the nose of your boat is made for batteries.  I think anyway I have about ten hours on my 14.4 volt Dewalt cordless drill battery and it still hasn't died.  That was a long enough test for me so I put it back on the charger and it charges in about thirty minutes.

Why try and reinvent the wheel, just stick it in the battery bag up front.  Fits just fine.   

Wait.  There's a battery bag in the bow?  I never saw a battery bag in the bow when I stuffed in the beach ball.

Wait.  There's a battery bag in the bow?  I never saw a battery bag in the bow when I stuffed in the beach ball.

Look in the other direction 

i saw the battery bag in question on Bsteves but i havent seen one on anyone elses and i dont think WR T-15A came with one either. and my T-13 didnt come with one either. But i did have the new Scupper whole for the Transducer.

i think its just cause B is special.. hehehehe  

this is supposition, but i think you'll only see the battery bag in question in the "retail" units. my T15 was a demo boat, and squidgirls T13 is a factory blem unit [had to look hard to find those, btw] so i suspect that those do not get the bag.

OK Pro staff?? how close am i to the mark?
[WR]

My T13A is a retail unit with the transducer scupper, and no battery bag.