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Deep cycle for starting battery?!?!?!
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<blockquote data-quote="JoshKeller" data-source="post: 365965" data-attributes="member: 9811"><p>starting batteries are recommended for the new motors because they draw much more current than your motor. (optimax requires somethign like 1000 cca). knowing the areas and times you fish, a deep cycle will start your motor fine.. i start mine with a small lawn mower battery. your motor will charge the battery as well on those 15 mile runs. im willing to bet your radio draws quite a bit less amps. I checked my clarion, and at half volume, it only drew like 2.8 amps or so. </p><p></p><p>as for what brand.... $80 for an everstart is hard to beat since there are at least 6 24 hr wal marts in this area to swap out a bad one at any time. Just look at the date stickers and get the newest one you see. Theres only 2 or 3 manufacturers of all lead wet cell batteries,ro (johnson controls, east penn manufacturing) so you might as well go with ease of replacement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoshKeller, post: 365965, member: 9811"] starting batteries are recommended for the new motors because they draw much more current than your motor. (optimax requires somethign like 1000 cca). knowing the areas and times you fish, a deep cycle will start your motor fine.. i start mine with a small lawn mower battery. your motor will charge the battery as well on those 15 mile runs. im willing to bet your radio draws quite a bit less amps. I checked my clarion, and at half volume, it only drew like 2.8 amps or so. as for what brand.... $80 for an everstart is hard to beat since there are at least 6 24 hr wal marts in this area to swap out a bad one at any time. Just look at the date stickers and get the newest one you see. Theres only 2 or 3 manufacturers of all lead wet cell batteries,ro (johnson controls, east penn manufacturing) so you might as well go with ease of replacement. [/QUOTE]
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