aqua-vu battery life?

[DIESELDAN]

How long are you guys getting out of your battery on your aqua-vu? I have a new 4x4 and it seems like my battery goes dead quite fast, like 1 to 2 hours. Is this about right or do I have a weak battery?

Diesel Dan

[Ed Carlson]

See if it is a 7 amp 12 V in it, if so, that would be about right. In general Underwater Cameras are hungry for power.

A tip is try to keep it off the ice, up higher and warm. This will extend the battery life. A warm battery is a happy battery.

You will get a bit better performance and longevity with a good 10 amp 12 V battery, and it is usually well worth the investment to upgrade. If you do, use the old 4 amp 12 v as a backup supply.

Even adding an extra 12 v 10 amp battery as a back-up and using the power exterior cable provided to run power in, is a good economic answer.

Another option used by many is buying a rechargeable "Jump Pack" style power station that also has the 12 V out receptacle so one can utilize it's power as a back-up supply.

This will more than double the run time and you also will have a portable power source and jump start insurance capability on the ice. This is a bit of an investment as well, yet it has year around use if you can justify it, they are handy to have around.

[mntim]

This is the main reason I haven't broke down and bought a camera. They just don't last on the ice long enough

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I get about 4-6 hours on a battery

[thehawk]

I get around 6 hours of life out of my battery for my marcum camera. one tip, pack your batteries in a soft sided 6 pack cooler and ALWAYS leave it in your vehicle to keep it warm. Then when you get to the lake and get the porty set up grab the soft sided pack out of the truck and open it up and throw a hand warmer on the bottom and zip up. This will keep your batterys warm and full of life. Also if you let them warm up to room temp. before charging they last longer as well. I have charged up my batterys and gotten on the ice and hooked it up to my lowrance fishfinder and i am already down to 3/4 or even 1/2 power. I was like how is this posible on a full charge? i was leaving them in the back of the truck on the way to the lake and not keeping them warm. I then started keeping them in something and they lasted alot longer. If i am going to be out a full day, i put the camera battery after it is "dead" in my fishfinder and the fish finder battery on the camera, works evertime for me. plus i carry a spare battery that could work for the FF or camera. hope it helps...