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[QUOTE]TCESOX - 11/17/2022  6:01 PM

[QUOTE]Rudedog - 11/17/2022  9:24 AM

[QUOTE]TCESOX - 11/16/2022  7:50 AM

Standard batteries lasted 10 years doing that.[/QUOTE]

My "standard" batteries last me 2 years. never 3.  
 If I don't replace- they will get weak and not last a full day in 3rd year just past warranty.  I assume you don't fish 3 days a week like I do ?

p.s.  I have tried several brands with same results, not high end batteries. also use a "good" MinnKota charger and heavy cord as advised.  still....... same.

also, I remember asking a battery guy about if tha'ts normal. thouhjt I should get more life.  I think he said something like they only have so many charge/drain cycles in them. so i accept it as a 2 year routine.[/QUOTE]

I would say the first six years, I did fish multiple times a week.  The last four years, about half as much.  I think what North just said, about depth of discharge, is probably the reason.  I just replaced my trolling batteries this fall, as they failed to hold a charge on me.  They were Fleet Farm batteries, and I kind of freaked, when I saw the date etched on them, and realized it was ten years.  Replaced them with the same new batteries.  The other thing is that I am religious about immediately plugging them in, as soon as I am done fishing.  I certainly don't expect to get 10 years out of the new ones.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 11/17/2022 6:01 PM (#1014717 - in reply to #1014700)
Subject: Re: Cold weather battery storrage

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Rudedog - 11/17/2022 9:24 AM

TCESOX - 11/16/2022 7:50 AM

Standard batteries lasted 10 years doing that.

My "standard" batteries last me 2 years. never 3.
If I don't replace- they will get weak and not last a full day in 3rd year just past warranty. I assume you don't fish 3 days a week like I do ?

p.s. I have tried several brands with same results, not high end batteries. also use a "good" MinnKota charger and heavy cord as advised. still....... same.

also, I remember asking a battery guy about if tha'ts normal. thouhjt I should get more life. I think he said something like they only have so many charge/drain cycles in them. so i accept it as a 2 year routine.

I would say the first six years, I did fish multiple times a week. The last four years, about half as much. I think what North just said, about depth of discharge, is probably the reason. I just replaced my trolling batteries this fall, as they failed to hold a charge on me. They were Fleet Farm batteries, and I kind of freaked, when I saw the date etched on them, and realized it was ten years. Replaced them with the same new batteries. The other thing is that I am religious about immediately plugging them in, as soon as I am done fishing. I certainly don't expect to get 10 years out of the new ones.