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How many holes should I expect with a charged battery through 12 inches of ice with a ION 8 inch bit?
We recently did some testing with an ion g2 8 inch fight. We got 27 holes in 27 inches of ice with the 4 ah battery(this year they ship with 2 4ah instead of 1 6ah). Ion claimes 1200 inches on a battery for the g2, ive seen youtube tests over and over where all brands exaggarate. We got 730 inches. Granted the deeper the ice the less your inches will be due to carring extra chips up. So we got 182 inches per ah at 40v. Also did this same test with an 8 inch eskimo pistol bit and a milwaukee fuel gen 3 with a hi output 6ah battery( for a short time they made a different 6ah thats the same size as the very common 5 ah, and is not the hi outout version) There was less ice. We got 24 holes through 24 inches. So 567 inches. plus this battery put in have a dozen ice anchors. So we got 96 inches per ah at 20v. Convert that to 40v to show how it would compare and we get 192 inches per ah. very comparable. if the ice was the same thickness it would probably be identical. Both batteries were not new and had some charges on them. They started the test full. Holes were not all drilled one after the other. We were fishing so half a dozen at a time.
it very well may do 1600 inches in less ice. I think most electric augers are rated at 16 inches of ice. We were in alot more than that. but deeper ice will drop those inches considerablly. Carring those chips up is alot of extra strain. You can feel this more easily with the cordless drill/ pistol bit combo than the g2 due to gearing. but for the first foot the pistol bit and gen 3 fuel just fly. then it starts getting worked harder and harder as you go down.
If you drilled that many holes that your battery went dead you might want to try a different lake.
Seriously. Are people trying to turn the lake into Swiss cheese?
80 holes in 20 inches of ice. Man, I'd only have to charge that thing about once every 2, maybe 3 years... 🤔 One and done man, drill the hole, yank the fish 😁
When did ice fishing become a hole drilling competition.I see people counting holes& inches of ice & complaining about quantity of fish?Try making 1/2 as much noise & use a little more finesse.Just because the battery or gas tank is full , doesn't mean ya have to empty it.