battery gauge
Submitted by Fletch on Fri, 2015-10-09 16:16
hey all,
i have a newly acquired tinny with a 50hp Honda...electric start...sounder...lights...stereo and am wondering (concerned) about monitoring the battery use.
any suggestions on best way to do this? are portable gauges sufficient or better to look at wiring in a fixed gauge and if so, is that fairly straight forward?
anyone else have a similar set up or addressed the same thing?
Appreciate any advice.
Rob H
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cant you pull start it?If so
cant you pull start it?
If so theres no real issue to worry other than repeatedly draining the battery
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Fletch
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thanks Rob. yes, can pull
thanks Rob. yes, can pull start. Guess i just want to avoid it if possible.
Rob H
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haha, as I say to my kids-"are those arms painted on"
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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From personal experience I
From personal experience I would recommend to pull start your motor atleast once. Or atleast make sure you have the required tools to remove any covers to gain access to the flywheel. I know it's off topic but a simple 10mm socket could save a lot of heartache
Fletch
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Good advice and will do
Good advice and will do that. Thanks
scottnofish
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most new sounder/ gps
Have low voltage alarms on some you can set the level ythat maybe one way
Tim
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Sounder
Yep. Most sounders have a voltage display option so will be just as good as a seperate volt gauge
As Neil says some also have an alarm you can set as well
Vinesh87
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Yep, will have a slight volt
Yep, will have a slight volt drop due to the wiring size to the sounder but minimal. Most newer sounders you can select to show on screen all the time. What sounder do you have we may be able to help ?
Fletch
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Cheers for the feedback on
Cheers for the feedback on the sounder. It is a lowrance elite 5 hdi. Quick search shows me how it is done.
Thanks again for the quick help crew. Much appreciated