NAGG
18-05-2021, 08:59 AM
Hi All
As many would know - I've been an advocate for LiFePO4 batteries for use with Minn Kota & for the last 2.5 years have been running a pair of 100amp FUSION LiFePO4s on my 615 Barcrusher (80lb 24 vlt Riptide) without drama. The FUSION s are quality batteries & i cant fault them being chosen for the reputation of the brand / local stockists & available at a reasonable price ($1100 each approx)
So without fault - i discovered that a pair of 100amp LifePO4s wont do a whole days fishing in anything other than good conditions (<10 knot ) where we could only get to maybe 8-9 hours of spotlocking before the batteries would shut down . Typically you'd get 7 hours on a normal offshore day. This was OK but not ideal.
So cutting to the chase , for my recent trip to Evans Head I decided to bite the bullet & do an upgrade to 125amp LiFePO4s - This time I went in boots & all going with Enerdrive B-TEC 125amp. I'd been running one in my canopy for the past 18 months so was comfortable with them & going to that additional expense . Enerdrive are probably the best available but you do pay for the privilege @ around $1550 a pop .
So with the new batteries fitted the real world test was as expected - no issues & fished through each session without running the battery down to cutout . We were pretty lucky on this trip as conditions generally improved during the day so with the exception of perhaps 1 day the batteries weren't stretched - but that day was a 10 hour one with around 8 hrs of actual spotlocking ....... so they did the job.
Just a little on the B-TEC EPL-125BT-12V-G2 - It has app based monitoring incl state of charge / individual cell monitoring & has a reset if fully discharged . Weight 15kgs
In the end $3K plus is a lot of coin for batteries:o - but at just 30kgs (24 vlt system) & the equivalent usable amperage of a 200amp AGM x 2 (120kgs) 8-) it is IMO worth the investment. Time will tell
Chris
As many would know - I've been an advocate for LiFePO4 batteries for use with Minn Kota & for the last 2.5 years have been running a pair of 100amp FUSION LiFePO4s on my 615 Barcrusher (80lb 24 vlt Riptide) without drama. The FUSION s are quality batteries & i cant fault them being chosen for the reputation of the brand / local stockists & available at a reasonable price ($1100 each approx)
So without fault - i discovered that a pair of 100amp LifePO4s wont do a whole days fishing in anything other than good conditions (<10 knot ) where we could only get to maybe 8-9 hours of spotlocking before the batteries would shut down . Typically you'd get 7 hours on a normal offshore day. This was OK but not ideal.
So cutting to the chase , for my recent trip to Evans Head I decided to bite the bullet & do an upgrade to 125amp LiFePO4s - This time I went in boots & all going with Enerdrive B-TEC 125amp. I'd been running one in my canopy for the past 18 months so was comfortable with them & going to that additional expense . Enerdrive are probably the best available but you do pay for the privilege @ around $1550 a pop .
So with the new batteries fitted the real world test was as expected - no issues & fished through each session without running the battery down to cutout . We were pretty lucky on this trip as conditions generally improved during the day so with the exception of perhaps 1 day the batteries weren't stretched - but that day was a 10 hour one with around 8 hrs of actual spotlocking ....... so they did the job.
Just a little on the B-TEC EPL-125BT-12V-G2 - It has app based monitoring incl state of charge / individual cell monitoring & has a reset if fully discharged . Weight 15kgs
In the end $3K plus is a lot of coin for batteries:o - but at just 30kgs (24 vlt system) & the equivalent usable amperage of a 200amp AGM x 2 (120kgs) 8-) it is IMO worth the investment. Time will tell
Chris