10-23-2008, 01:04 AM
If you go to Battery Specialists, you'll find the lead sealed batteries in different configurations. I don't know what SLA battery you're looking at that you say is too heavy for a tube or kicker, but the ones I have are pretty light. I have one that I use that's the size of a 2"x4" by 6" long (I think it's for a home burgular alarm system). I have a cheap 110v charger that clips on the "posts, and I have a cigarette lighter car charger that'll charge it up in a couple hours- no inconvenience at all- and I'm lazy. That battery will last over 3 days without charging. With the SLA battery you don't have to mess with voltage regulator, and you don't have to buy another battery for your drill. I wouldn't think of using my DeWalt drill battery on my fishfinder. Way too bulky and expensive. Maybe the Craftsman's cheaper and slimmer. Don't know. Also the cool thing about the slimline SLA it fit's in the back of my H3, and Navi II back pouchs or it just sits on my kickboat deck, minding it's own business. In fact, I tap into it the same time with my GPS.
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