I bought a new 2019 X21 boat with 2 10ft talons. Battery been giving me problems so today I checked for a drain /draw on the battery . Found my talons are drawing .22 volts all the time. This is killing my battery is a few days. Anyone with this problem with their talons. Any help would be nice.
Thanks
LIFE IS GOOD
STILL CAN'T CATCH A FISH.
How did you measure a volt draw? It should be in amps.
My 8' Talon has a slight draw; I can't remember how much, but it's like .05 of an amp per hour, or 1.1 amps per day.
Are you charging up your starting battery between fishing trips?
I used a multi meter it may be drawing .22 amps not sure. Yes I charge the battery after each uses ,I charged the battery all night Tuesday night until Wednesday morning. Today it took over 3 hours to top the battery back off. Last week it had sat for a little over a week didn't top it off got to the lake would not start. I have a 31 1100 cc amp batteryOriginally Posted by Nova Kaw 650
LIFE IS GOOD
STILL CAN'T CATCH A FISH.
Sounds like they were installed without a switch. Power should be cut off completely to the talons when not in use. Many guys on here are using this one, which I also just bought for my upcoming install.
1 X Marine Boat Battery Power Disconnect Switch, Heavy Duty Battery Isolator Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EBQOKEQ..._zZyJCb608DBTJ
The Talons would have to be completely faulty to kill a battery in a week. I would check everything, not just the Talons.
As Sbassin22 posted, you should install a cut off switch to completely disconnect the battery.
.22 of an amp draw would be 37 amps in 7 days.
Did you disconnect anything to make the measurement?
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nothing else matters.
I checked everything that is hooked to the battery . Nothing showed any draw except the talons. Each talon had a .11 are .12 draw.
LIFE IS GOOD
STILL CAN'T CATCH A FISH.
Yes I disconnected everything from the battery
LIFE IS GOOD
STILL CAN'T CATCH A FISH.
As any DC electronic device, to completely shut the power of to the device it is best to add a switch or attach to the main power breaker on you boat along with the fused line proved with the Talon.
The talon will draw a battery down after a period of time. All talon are not equal on this draw down. It is the nature of the electronics. A week does not seem to be excessive.
Example. Attach a DC light bulb like a running light to you battery and leave it on for a week. See what you get. I bet it will draw down the battery. the same applies to a troll motor. If it is not disconnected from the Troll batteries it will draw them down also.
I always recommend that all electronic devices be disconnect from the power source during charging and if it will set for a week or so.
Talons should have a disconnect wired in line or wired thru a master disconnect.. period.
I had the same issue until I added a master disconnect, problem solved.
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