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Lithium Battery Question - 50AH LiFeP04 for a 55# thrust Minn Kota?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gstevens" data-source="post: 499634" data-attributes="member: 33081"><p>Great string and sorry I am late to it! I have a Relion 50Ah LIFEPO4 batt in a portable minn kota box that i wired a marinco three prong plug into so that I can use this in my 14.5’ Al Starcraft and remove to charge(boat stays at dock or on shore roller system at Off-grid camp) i amso use on a 15’4” gheenoe highsider that I fish quiet back waters solo, and I use it in a Towee Calusa Pro Microskiff(16’). I love this setup and sonce they are all small boats- running 12v 55 lb thrust minn kota Powerdrives or Terrova with iPilot on constant use at low speeds- I have no problem getting a full day of fishing(chasing muskies all day in rivers or other species in small lakes and even st lawrence river). I liked it so much, I bought a dakota lithium dual purpose 60ah 1000cca battery- this worked flawlessly for a year. This season it has not so it was shipped back to dakota. It keeps tripping when running the trolling motors(tried in 2 boats). It cannot be reset without connecting to a 14.4amp charger and this is no help when you are in a river without your proverbial paddle. So I want back to an interstate 24 series for starting and trolling motor short trips(2-3 hours) and use the relion battery for all day trips. I will post an update when I see how dakota reponds. A lot of strange comments from the customer service person at dakota on a battery that costs a great deal. Keep in mind you want a higher voltage charger for lifepo4 batteries(I use Noco genius 10&15 amp as well as the included dakota charger).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gstevens, post: 499634, member: 33081"] Great string and sorry I am late to it! I have a Relion 50Ah LIFEPO4 batt in a portable minn kota box that i wired a marinco three prong plug into so that I can use this in my 14.5’ Al Starcraft and remove to charge(boat stays at dock or on shore roller system at Off-grid camp) i amso use on a 15’4” gheenoe highsider that I fish quiet back waters solo, and I use it in a Towee Calusa Pro Microskiff(16’). I love this setup and sonce they are all small boats- running 12v 55 lb thrust minn kota Powerdrives or Terrova with iPilot on constant use at low speeds- I have no problem getting a full day of fishing(chasing muskies all day in rivers or other species in small lakes and even st lawrence river). I liked it so much, I bought a dakota lithium dual purpose 60ah 1000cca battery- this worked flawlessly for a year. This season it has not so it was shipped back to dakota. It keeps tripping when running the trolling motors(tried in 2 boats). It cannot be reset without connecting to a 14.4amp charger and this is no help when you are in a river without your proverbial paddle. So I want back to an interstate 24 series for starting and trolling motor short trips(2-3 hours) and use the relion battery for all day trips. I will post an update when I see how dakota reponds. A lot of strange comments from the customer service person at dakota on a battery that costs a great deal. Keep in mind you want a higher voltage charger for lifepo4 batteries(I use Noco genius 10&15 amp as well as the included dakota charger). [/QUOTE]
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