Electricity question

[beef78]

I am thinking about adding a new fish finder to my kayak and instead of buying a new 12 volt, just buying another 6 volt and putting them in parallel to extend battery life. And when I decide not to take my fish finder, I can still run my bait tank on 6 volt.

[Sdspeed]

Originally Posted by beef78

I am thinking about adding a new fish finder to my kayak and instead of buying a new 12 volt, just buying another 6 volt and putting them in parallel to extend battery life. And when I decide not to take my fish finder, I can still run my bait tank on 6 volt.

Wouldn't you want them in series so you'd have 12 volts for the FF and a separate 6 volt line for the bait tank? May require a diode in the line to the bait tank?

[kiyo21]

Originally Posted by beef78

I am thinking about adding a new fish finder to my kayak and instead of buying a new 12 volt, just buying another 6 volt and putting them in parallel to extend battery life. And when I decide not to take my fish finder, I can still run my bait tank on 6 volt.

Ah I see, check this link out and it will let you know every thing you need to know about dc wiring.

http://www.trojanbattery.com/tech-su...nsdiagram.aspx

Ps I'm an electrician

[jorluivil]

Save yourself the hassle and get a 12v battery.

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Why would you take a bait tank and not a FF? I would assume that the FF would play a bigger role in your fishing than a bait tank.


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I'm also an electrician