Electric Auger Multi-task

[Nuttinbittin]

I'm not real sure what the new elec augers offer. What I want is a USB (or similar) port reducing voltage to 12v so i can run my house lights. Is that available? 

[leech~~]

Welcome to the forum Nuttinbittin.

Can you expand on what you are using now for power? What kind of house do you have and how many lights or other 12V usage items are you trying to power up on a itty bitty USB port? 

[Nuttinbittin]

Thanks for the come back. I am using a gas auger now. If I were to get a elec I would want to use that huge battery for other applications. It may need a cigarette lighter port. So I could charge a phone, run a Vexilar or my portable led lights. 

[leech~~]

Here you go. It's a bit spendy to do the extras other then just make holes though!

 

Jiffy E-6 Lightning Electric Ice Auger, 8"

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E-Z starting with squeeze of the handle

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Reverse feature eliminates hole skimming

Integrated USB charging port for electronics

[Big Dave2]

13 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

Here you go. It's a bit spendy to do the extras other then just make holes though!

 

Jiffy E-6 Lightning Electric Ice Auger, 8"

by jiffy

5.0 out of 5 stars 1 customer review

Price:$569.99 & FREE Shipping

Get $50 off instantly: Pay $519.99 upon approval for the Amazon Rewards Visa Card.

E-Z starting with squeeze of the handle

Wide stand control handles ease fatigue

Reverse feature eliminates hole skimming

Integrated USB charging port for electronics

 

Looks like that one just has a USB port on it not a cigarette lighter type port, right?

[Big Dave2]

30 minutes ago, Nuttinbittin said:

Thanks for the come back. I am using a gas auger now. If I were to get a elec I would want to use that huge battery for other applications. It may need a cigarette lighter port. So I could charge a phone, run a Vexilar or my portable led lights. 

 

I'm not sure why you would want to do that other than saving the weight or expense of having a second battery.

 

Just remember, the power in those batteries only last so long so the more you use, the faster it will run down. If you drill a bunch of holes plus use the battery for other 12 volt applications in the house, it may die sooner than you want it to.

 

Personally, I would stick with multiple batteries for different applications. 

[Nuttinbittin]

Great info. I thought I saw that somewhere. So, calling all inventive minds together.. ... Take battery pak & plug it into a board with all the gizmos, gagets, inverters, transistors & diodes. Then jump your four wheeler, run all your electronics, fans, ligjts & power coolers, fans and aerators in the summer. 

 

[Wanderer]

3 hours ago, Big Dave2 said:

 

Looks like that one just has a USB port on it not a cigarette lighter type port, right?

 

Thats correct.  But cigarette lighter sockets as power sources are getting pretty outdated.  Even the car charger plug ins are just the terminal end that you plug a USB cord into.

 

The E6 Lightning is the first battery auger that has this feature and I’ll bet all others will follow suit.  The amount of power to charge things that run off USB is pretty minimal, including LED lights.  The E6 (6 Ah battery) is marketed as being able to drill 70 - 8” holes through 24” of ice on a charge.  If that stands to be true, I might be wantin’ one.

 

But even if I could make the power connection to a Vexilar, I doubt I’d take it that far.  6 Ah hours isn’t enough for a day on the ice for the Vex IMHO.

Edited February 9, 2019 by Wanderer

[rundrave]

Have you looked into the Milwaukee power source? You could use the cordless drill and hand auger to cut holes and use the same batteries and the Milwaukee power source with the USB port?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Power-Source-Tool-Only-49-24-2371/203461325

 

 

[Jim Almquist]

They have Dewalt USB ports that are made by different company's on Amazon that cost right around $17. Made for either 12 or 20 volt batteries.

[monstermoose78]

The only thing is usb does put out enough power to make your led lights work. I am having my electrical engineering buddies check into making a usb to rum my leds and vexilar. 

[papadarv]

Lots of ways to share battery power. Most ice fishing Electronics run on 12 VDC so in many cases you only need a specific cable from source to equipment or run direct as with my camera compas panner. If going to higher voltage batteries 24v, 40v etc. you need a regulator or converter to reduce voltage to 12 VDC. Cables are often hard to find so I build mine. I use the base LM317 regulator with a couple capacitors & resistors to get desired output volts from 1.25v to 37v. The 3.2v regulator bottom right runs my my camera

[papadarv]

25 minutes ago, monstermoose78 said:

The only thing is usb does put out enough power to make your led lights work. I am having my electrical engineering buddies check into making a usb to rum my leds and vexilar. 

USB cords and source are 5v at max 1.4A. Vex runs on 12v. Most LEDs are also 12v. May have extreme dificaulty to to get USB to 12v.

[Hawg]

If that’s why you want an electric auger then foget it. Simple answer to your question is NO. That’s not the battery people talk of.