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 Post subject: Flasher battery charger
PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:19 pm 
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Just wondering if there was any sort of adapter for charging a flasher battery without electricity. (truck cigarette lighter type of thing)
Unit is Humminbird Ice 45

Renting ice huts for 2-3 days, and everything is powered by propane, so I will have no electricity available.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:46 pm 
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A couple options I can think of is take another larger battery. A small car battery will run it for many days.
Or pick up a solar charger. Wire on a lighter socket to the battery & plug in the solar charger to it.


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:07 pm 
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Check out the camping trailer sales, they have solar chargers with a high out put and will charge a spare battery or even the battery your using. My 2 cents would have the charger on a spare battery. Other option would be to pick up second battery, max amp hour possible and wire it in pos to pos, neg to neg. hope this helps

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:04 pm 
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We have some solar charging solutions that would work for you. Take a look at this one http://radioworld.ca/more-solar-power-p ... 10575.html

Cost wise it may be more efficient for you to buy a couple or spare gel cell batteries for $35 each. Generally with a LCD unit you can expect less than 8 hrs in the cold on a charge. Flashers tend to last a little longer, up to 3 days according to some. I find it always safe to charge each night that way your unit doesn't die on you half way through the next day.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:07 pm 
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Thanks guys. I was thinking about a second battery. I know I can get more than 10 hours on one battery, but I always recharge at night.
Will a fully charged battery lose power if it sits for a few days without being used??

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:15 am 
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As long as it is fully charged it shouldn't lose much, if any power, at all over the course of a couple of days.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:32 am 
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CanWoodsman wrote:
A couple options I can think of is take another larger battery. A small car battery will run it for many days.
Or pick up a solar charger. Wire on a lighter socket to the battery & plug in the
solar panels to it.

Which option have you selected? I think additional battery will work but please share what you have opted for? Waiting for reply thanks in advance:)


Last edited by WillieRichards on Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:54 am, edited 1 time in total.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:27 am 
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You may not get a reply, the message was posted in dec 2012
Cheers Rob

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:10 am 
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If you have a lawn tractor (lawn mower) take the battery fully charged no cost will last all weekend.


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