Ice Helix 7

[tweekinburrito]

Hello everyone!

I just recently purchased a humminbird ice helix 7 G3N and I love the unit so far! One thing I’ve noticed though, is when I turn the sonar option off, so I can use the GPS only feature and then turn sonar back on, to start fishing, it’s almost like it doesn’t recognize there’s a transducer connected and all I can view is the navigation menu and screenshot menu. Sonar doesn’t even appear in the main menu bar. But once I turn the unit off and power it back on, then it’s like it does recognize a transducer and goes to the flasher display. Anyone else have this issue or know what’s going on?

[MT204]

Make sure bottom lock is turned off.

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             Could someone please let me know what is the best battery I can power my Helix 7 with
             I turn my light down to 5 and still only get 4 hrs on a battery

[vanhln]

 

             Could someone please let me know what is the best battery I can power my Helix 7 with
             I turn my light down to 5 and still only get 4 hrs on a battery

Amped Outdoors is a sponsor and outstanding....  This is the battery I run on my 7
https://ampedoutdoors.com/collections/lifepo4-battery/products/12v-12ah-lifepo4-lithium

[Owesome_Otter]

If you give the helix a few minutes it will recognize the ducer again. Just takes it a few minutes to switch back over for some reason. Kind of the same deal with when you turn it on and it takes a few minutes to find a GPS lock.

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                Amped Outdoors shows it's out of stock.
                Anyone have info where I can purchase a battery and charger like this.
                Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it.

[hockey14]

I have the same helix 7 ice and learning how to use it i had the same situation and sonar was not in the task bar i watched a video and in that situation if you press menu twice sonar will come up you dont need to shut the unit down. there are a lot of helpful videos o you tube   

[hockey14]

i purchased a dakota lithium for my helix 7

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hockey14
could you please give me info on the battery , price , charger , how much time it lasts

[pmaloney86]

hockey14
could you please give me info on the battery , price , charger , how much time it lasts

You are looking at about $100 for a new lithium Life P04 battery ($30 more for the charger).  lasts much longer and weighs much less than a lead acid battery and comes with an 11 year warranty from Dakota.

https://dakotalithium.com/product/dakota-lithium-12v-10ah-battery/

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Thanks a lot for the info.
I really appreciate it.

[hockey14]

You are looking at about $100 for a new lithium Life P04 battery ($30 more for the charger).  lasts much longer and weighs much less than a lead acid battery and comes with an 11 year warranty from Dakota.

https://dakotalithium.com/product/dakota-lithium-12v-10ah-battery/

thats is exactly right i cant believe the  weight difference and i ran it for 2 days on one charge and it was at 70% i did have iy on night mode as recommended

[Ice_Fly_Guy]

thats is exactly right i cant believe the  weight difference and i ran it for 2 days on one charge and it was at 70% i did have iy on night mode as recommended

Just FYI, the battery % isn't going to read correctly.  They aren't made to read a lithium battery, only SLA batteries.  Lithium battery voltage is constant until it essentially dies.  The SLA batteries slowly lose voltage as they 'drain'.

[hockey14]

thanks for the info but i noticed right away i put the lithium in and it ran all day. and it said 100%