One choice only and why?
One choice only and why?
Lithium battery. They are supposed to last for many years. A 16" screen will be out I'd date in 6 months or a year. Besides in my opinion, a 16" screen is silly.
Bill Gard
Richmond, Indiana
2015 BassCat Caracal/225ProXs
TEAM SHERM'S MARINE
Of course I talk to myself...sometimes I need expert advice.
You can get a 4 battery set of lithium’s for a good bit cheaper than a 16 inch screen.
Lithium.
Get the new lowrance hook series got side imaging sonar down. If your smart enough to read side and sonar. That’s all you need.
Lithium for sure.
I coangled in a bass boat that had a 16" screen and it was very big. I thought it was way more than is necessary. To me, a 12" is plenty big enough.
You want to look at the power consumption of a 16" graph. The bigger the screen the quicker it will draw down your battery.
I don't know what brand you are considering but I would not be surprised if you could almost get two 12" units for the price of one 16" unit.
Batteries, I have a 16 inch and don’t use it as it’s too big, for a bass boat that is!
If your running a Raymarine I will sell you my e165 for 2500.00
im not trading my 15 inch screen for anything unless it's larger
Already have lithiums....have had them for 5+ years.
I am putting a Solix 15 in dash. But I am doing away with a Hds 10 and 8 at the console.
Actually cutting down on power draw...I think😄
http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=871248
Hello, just wanted to share my results how screen brightness effects to power draw.
Heres what i got:
Onix 10 +tm150+sidescan = 2amp
Onix whitout transducers:
Brightness
1.85 amp 10
1.67 amp 9
1.47amp 8
1.22 amp 7
1.09 amp 6
0.98 amp 5
0.96 amp 4
0.95 amp 3
0.94 amp 2
0.94 amp1
0.92 amp stand by
Solix 15
Whitout transducer
Brightness
2.80 amp 10
2.32 amp 9
1.86 amp 8
1.40 amp 7
1.21 amp 6
1.03 amp 5
1.01 amp 4
0.99 amp 3
0.97 amp 2
0.96 amp 1
0.98 amp stand by
Didnt measure megatransducer if it draws more.
I'd take the lithiums. I'm perfectly happy with the sonar units I already have.
2013 Ranger Z520c, 2013 Yamaha 250 SHO
2018 Ranger RT198p, 2013 Mercury 150 Optimax
I take the lithium. She said 10" is enough.
Lithium if you can get them, my best friend has been waiting for 6 weeks for Lithium pro to send the 5k worth of batteries. Credit card has been charged and still no batteries or returned call or emails. he has no idea what is going on or what to do next other than call his credit card company's me he said he was doing that today. They may not be back from the holiday break yet.
Last edited by CaymasMan250; 01-16-2018 at 10:28 PM.
I hate to hear stories like this. It took me 7 days to get my Battle Born's, and they came across the country. I wish your best friend the best sir..Originally Posted by TritonMan250
We show no order for your friend, nor do we charge a cc before we ship our product. please contact us asap. 865-688-2083
Lithium all day!
I’ll call you now
Last edited by CaymasMan250; 01-17-2018 at 10:08 AM.
Ok fellas, I talked with joe and got it straight. The order was made through stealth 1. Brian was told by them the charger would come from them and the batteries were coming from Litium Pro but would have a different sticker on them. Today is exactly 6 weeks to the day of order and no word via email or returned calls after four voicemails have been made. His CC has been charged for nearly 5,000$ and no product. So I apologize to Joe and LP as they have nothing to do with the original order and Brian is getting in touch with joe today about purchasing from him if the CC company reversed the charges from stealth one.
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