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Originally Posted by TJones

and then switched to an earth x lithium battery. super expensive, but they are half the weight, water proof in larger sizes, and come with a 2 year factory warranty because they last a long time. I think I am going on 4 or 5 years now? it has a built in battery protector, so when it discharges too low it will shutdown from further use and protect itself. I currently run a lowrance hds 7" and generally get a full day on water. I just pulled up some information and realized that the new lowrance 7' carbon has a draw rate of 1.5 amps compared to the hds gen 3 which has a 1.3 amp draw rate. I just learned something new. to protect the battery I use an ocean kayak battery bag mounted to the center sailing mast inside hull just behind front hatch. I use Hobie bait tank battery connectors for all my electrical connections. they are bulletproof. are you running any other kind of electrical devices off your battery? such as running lights, or bait tank? if so, it is recommended to power them up on a separate battery. this will isolate a failure to just one piece of equipment, as opposed to ruining your whole day. I have also used another brand of lipo battery and have very good success with them too. I use those for my vitals vault bait tank mounted on my ocean kayak. Bioenno battery is the manufacture. they make large battery's that can power up head units. they have a full line of battery sizes and I really like the 10 amp 6 vlt for running a bait tank. their price point is pretty reasonable in my opinion. I prefer the earth x battery for my fish finder because of the solid brass connectors on top which are corrosion resistant and water proof. hope this information helps.

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