Battery life

[alanw]

I ran a 12v to my bait tank but I think it's too much waterflow for a small bait tank, I had to turn the water outlet valve way down. I changed to a dedicated 6v battery for it, even then I'm still turning the outlet down but I've got all day use for both ff and bait tank, plus I can run 12v led lights now too if I want. I've been out 8 hours at a time and have not had any low battery power problems.

To answer your question, yes you can run 6v or 12v to your bait tank pump.

[YakAttak]

Thanks guys.
I've just looked up the specs of the FF and pump.
The hummingbird 596c FF amp draw is 400ma, and the bilge pump for the custom bait tank amp draw is 1.4-1.8 (not sure why the number is so much different and what it means ).
But if one battery is enough to last me 6-7 hrs session then I'll be happy. If not then maybe I'll need to add another 6v for the tank alone.
I have an old kayak and limited space to I'd like to minimize as much as possible.

[usmp06]

Originally Posted by alanw

I ran a 12v to my bait tank but I think it's too much waterflow for a small bait tank, I had to turn the water outlet valve way down. I changed to a dedicated 6v battery for it, even then I'm still turning the outlet down but I've got all day use for both ff and bait tank, plus I can run 12v led lights now too if I want. I've been out 8 hours at a time and have not had any low battery power problems.

To answer your question, yes you can run 6v or 12v to your bait tank pump.

Thanks!