Livescope run time on Milwaukee batteries?

[jerryfishing]

I was wondering how long of a run time are you guys getting using Livescope and Milwaukee batteries?

[appleye]

I didn't run Milwaukee but I did run5Amp Dewalts and I would get 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the temp. I switched to a Norsk 16V 32 AMP and I've gotten two 8 hour days in colder temps. Hope this helps.

[Pudsky]

I used my M18 batteries for a while with my Helix5 flasher set up.  Worked great...for a while.  The only thing I didn't like was I burned up a battery doing that.  When the batteries are paired with Milwaukee tools they have a shut off voltage.  The tool does not let the battery drain past a certain voltage.  The battery does not have that say.  When using the batteries with voltage adapters, they do not shut down the battery at a certain voltage.  If the battery is too low of a voltage, it could be that the factory charger will not "see" the battery.  That happened to me, I allowed the battery to be discharged too low.  Nothing I did could revive the battery.  So pretty much $100 battery, garbage.  I switched my setup to a LithiumIon Amped Ion 19ah  battery.  No worry of destroying the battery, lasted a very long time, and is cost effective.

[jerryfishing]

Thank you guys for input. I guess I will stick with my Amped and Dakota batteries. I hoping to make my Livescope  shuttle a little lighter for my quick afternoon trips.

[Pudsky]

Thank you guys for input. I guess I will stick with my Amped and Dakota batteries. I hoping to make my Livescope  shuttle a little lighter for my quick afternoon trips.

If you you are able to change the battery before the voltage drops too low, or put a low voltage shut of on it somehow, it would work fine.  Definatly nice having the smaller packahe and weight, while being able to change ge the battery out quickly. 

[jerryfishing]

Pudsky- I think you can recharge your battery again by pairing it with another charged battery of the same voltage. Connect batteries in parallel not series and the charger will recognize the batteries and recharge low battery. There are a few videos on YouTube. Thanks for info and good luck getting battery usable again.

[badger132]

Garmin sonars have a voltage alarm- you can set them so that you get an alarm when they get below a threshold. I have never needed that with a straight 73SV with an ice kit, as long as I used 4AH batteries, but the 2 AH would sometimes run out in a day. I assume live scope would require several batteries for a day.

Oh, if you use a DC-DC converter to supply 12V to the unit, this won't work, since the Garmin is getting 12V until the battery dies. I hook mine up direct, and use the Garmin internal voltage converter to make what the flasher needs. I am not the first to do it this way- Garmin specs say it can handle a pretty wide voltage range. You can calibrate the voltage by checking the bars on the battery, and when it gets to 1 bar, look at the voltage on the screen.