Honest Review: Dakota Lithium Battery Review after two season

[seabassoutdoors]

Honest Review

[Gunflint]

I run my fish finder on the Milwaukee M18.
  - Lighter and more compact than the Dakota.
  - Designed for cold weather use.
  - M18 has 12 Amp hours instead of 10 amp hours on Dakota.
 
Bottom Line is that 18 volts at 12 amp hours has nearly DOUBLE the watts/power (94% more) of the Dakota
Milwaukee M18 = 216 watt hours
Dakota = 120 watt hours.


And, it will also run my Milwaukee drill/auger so I have a redundant battery without actually carrying a spare.

[keithm87]

excuse my ignorance, but can you explain how you are attaching the 18v Milwaukee battery to a 12v flasher system?

[Gunflint]

excuse my ignorance, but can you explain how you are attaching the 18v Milwaukee battery to a 12v flasher system?

I am running mine directly to a Garmin Livescope.

However, you could easily run any flasher (or the Garmin Livescope) if you put a 12 volt regulator between the flasher and the battery.

Here is one that would work.



It is sold on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5JHZG2/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_tai_INp4Bb0SVGYJC?fbclid=IwAR3Z_eOUuR6EYonMGgNwkqJzgowhmks-ww-x7l6nbjF6q5RLGg8Za8xGwCM

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I am running mine directly to a Garmin Livescope.

However, you could easily run any flasher (or the Garmin Livescope) if you put a 12 volt regulator between the flasher and the battery.

Here is one that would work.



It is sold on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5JHZG2/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_tai_INp4Bb0SVGYJC?fbclid=IwAR3Z_eOUuR6EYonMGgNwkqJzgowhmks-ww-x7l6nbjF6q5RLGg8Za8xGwCM

Why would anyone bother messing with all that if the batteries can run a sonar all day.

[Gunflint]

Why would anyone bother messing with all that if the batteries can run a sonar all day.

Depends on which sonar and at which screen brightness settings. Livescope is a bit more power hungry than some flashers. But, as pointed out above, there are options.

[esox_xtm]

Livescope power requirement is 10 - 32v DC. Not uncommon for locators to have usable voltage range.

[efka]

excuse my ignorance, but can you explain how you are attaching the 18v Milwaukee battery to a 12v flasher system?

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