| What is the difference between a normal lead-acid "Starting Battery" and a "Deep Cycle" battery? Click on here for more information on batteries. Both "Starting" batteries and most "Deep Cycle" batteries are lead-acid batteries that use exactly the same chemistry for their operation. The difference is in the way that the batteries optimize their design: A "Starting Battery" is designed to provide a very large amount of current for a short period of time. This surge of current is needed to turn the engine over during starting. Once the engine starts, the alternator provides all the power that the car needs, so a starting battery may go through its entire life without ever being drained more than 20 percent of its total capacity. Used in this way, a starting battery can last a number of years. To achieve a large amount of current, a starting battery uses thin plates in order to increase its surface area. A "Deep Cycle" battery is designed to provide a steady amount of current over a long period of time. A deep cycle battery can provide a surge when needed, but nothing like the surge a car battery can. A deep cycle battery is also designed to be deeply discharged over and over again (something that would ruin a car battery very quickly). To accomplish this, a deep cycle battery uses thicker plates. A Starting battery typically has two ratings: CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) - The number of amps that the battery can produce at 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) for 30 seconds RC (Reserve Capacity) - The number of minutes that the battery can deliver 25 amps while keeping its voltage above 10.5 volts Typically, a Deep Cycle battery will have two or three times the RC of a Starting battery, but will deliver one-half or three-quarters the CCAs. In addition, a deep cycle battery can withstand several hundred total discharge/recharge cycles, while a Starting battery is not designed to be totally discharged. The bottom line is use Marine "Deep Cycle" batteries for your lights and trolling motor and a "Marine Starting battery for everything else. For information on how long a light will run see "Run Time" |
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| Crappie, Flounder, Shrimp, Swordfish, Squid, Striper, Speckled Trout, Walleye, Smelt, White Bass, Tuna, Red Fish & more! |
| A simple formula to find out how long a light will run off of your particular battery is to take the batteries "amp-hour rating" and divide it by the average load in amps. So, a 115-amp hour battery running a light that pulls 4-amps should last approximately 28.75 hours (115/4). See Run Time to determine how many amps each light uses and how long they will run on different batteries. |
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| Notice: For best performance a Group 27, 115 amp hr. Deep Cycle battery or better is recommended. While these lights are extremely bright, they require sufficient amperage to operate at maximum brightness. If you are using a generator or have an AC outlet on your dock, you can power your lights with a AC to DC converter or battery charger. Also see 120VAC lights. Always use a converter that puts out more amperage than you need. The more amperage...the brighter the light will be! Your lights are only as good as your battery or power supply. |
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| Notice These fishing lights use halogen bulbs which burn bright and hot. They must be submerged in water to use. |
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