wazmond Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Hey fellow fishos, Ive got a Suzuki DF5A, a 5hp 4 stroke outboard, and looking to maybe generate some electricity out of it. Apparantly there was an alternator that was optional, a 12V 5 or 6 amp alternator. Dont have that, but cant really find it online either. Any recommendations to an alternative? I've got a 3m SIB, and I'd like to be able to go night time fishing etc. Currently have a 12V 7ah battery, looking to power a fish finder (probably a garmin striker 4 or 5cv), anchor light? the white 360* light, possibly some basic lighting (ill have torches but maybe?), and a LED underwater light (not sure whether this is worth it or not, but id like to catch squid and yakkas more consistently). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Have a look at some of the battery powered lights available for kayaks etc - they have their own internal battery which will leave the 7ah battery for the sounder and save you having to run cables . The striker 5cv has a current draw of 1.5amps according to Garmin so don’t expect a 7ah battery to run it for more than 2-3 hours depending on what type of battery it is - SLA or lithium ion. SLA( sealed lead acid ) you only really get around 50% of it as the voltage starts to drop around there and the sounder will sense low voltage and shut off , lithium will give you more of the rated capacity - closer to 100% before the internal battery management system will shut off - typically around 10 volts and I think you can change the settings on the sounder to either adjust or turn of auto low voltage shut down . a few examples of the lights are below- if you want to know where they are from let me know and I will pm the info to you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 A small battery will run all that stuff you mention, and can be charged at home when not in use, for only casual use I wouldn’t bother buying any charging kits and fitting to your motor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Why not just buy yourself a decent quality battery charger and charge your battery at home? l used to run a sounder plus an electric motor on a 3m tinny and get around 4 hours trolling, with the sounder on, out of a 15 amp (I think) battery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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