Ok so I've got a little question I'm in the market for a new converter since mine burned up this fall I had a 24v but I want to go with 2 12v this time however I was looking up the specks on power maxx and they pull around 780 which means 1560 combine pull now correct me if I'm wrong but the 24v pulls around 1100 I'm wanting to go with less watt pull so I can run more lights and make it easier on my genny I do charge my batteries before I go out but I do fish some tournaments and can be out 12 hours at a time so please correct me if I'm wrong on how much they pull and if any one would know how much they would pull if the batteries are fully charged but being ran hard all night thanks for the help
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Ok so I've got a little question I'm in the market for a new converter since mine burned up this fall I had a 24v but I want to go with 2 12v this time however I was looking up the specks on power maxx and they pull around 780 which means 1560 combine pull now correct me if I'm wrong but the 24v pulls around 1100 I'm wanting to go with less watt pull so I can run more lights and make it easier on my genny I do charge my batteries before I go out but I do fish some tournaments and can be out 12 hours at a time so please correct me if I'm wrong on how much they pull and if any one would know how much they would pull if the batteries are fully charged but being ran hard all night thanks for the help
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i can't speak anything about the 12 vs the 24 but i can tell you for a fact the powermax convertors pull more than the iota!
i have had both and i can not run my battierys dead or low and then fire up the genny (2000eu honda)plug in both powermaxes my genny will not handle it
i have two 55 amp power maxes when i had the iota's 2-55's as well i had no problems doing that i did it all the time
i also never had any issue with customer service with iota either i had two replaced over the years.
i only went to powermaxes when we sank the boat bc they were cheaper wish i had stuck with iotas even if they cost me a few bucks more apeice
i have had both and i can not run my battierys dead or low and then fire up the genny (2000eu honda)plug in both powermaxes my genny will not handle it
i have two 55 amp power maxes when i had the iota's 2-55's as well i had no problems doing that i did it all the time
i also never had any issue with customer service with iota either i had two replaced over the years.
i only went to powermaxes when we sank the boat bc they were cheaper wish i had stuck with iotas even if they cost me a few bucks more apeice
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soooooooooooooooo if you had 300 watts worth of lights on a 12 volt power max 55, would it still pull the 780????
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the max draw on the 55 is 780watts. they have a low ,med, and a max output that fluxuate as needed. 780 is the most it will pull from your genny. your 300watts of lights probly draw around 26 amps/hr. once your batteries recover a bit the converter will drop down in output untill the battery drops below a certain voltage then the converter will max out again. a 55 is a good choice for your set-up no matter if you have 10-30s or 6-50s.
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explain to us your set-up. what lights, how many, what genny do you run? what 24v converter did you have the 40?
the biggest benifit of running more batteries is to minimize the amp draw on each battery to give you more run time. most run either one battery and converter witch requires the converter running most of the time or multiple batteries and converters on each. this is expensive, its heavy and takes alot of genny to run say 3-55s but it would not take very long for batteries to make better recovery since the amp draw is low. there are many ways to go about makin sure your gonna have battery life longer than you have darkness, but to give you the best advise we need to know what your running.
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is there a way to bypass the battery, choke down the power from the genny (110) to the lights (12volt leds).
or do you HAVE to have a battery????
or do you HAVE to have a battery????
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You have to have a battery to act as a buffer...The converters may have a tendency to spike.. the battery keeps everything in check...Now a 12v Powermax will draw 780 max... That would be worst case scenario with a dead battery.. Make sure your batts are fully charged before you go out and you will NEVER draw 780 :tu:
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Ok I don't think everyone understands what I'm saying I am running 400watt lumatek 4 of them that plug into my genny the converter is for my trolling motor which is 24v I have a 3500 genny I always have my batteries charged before going out so if I run my trolling motor hard for 12 hour's how much power should my converter pull
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Very little... The converter will only pull what is depleted from the battery... Dead Battery = 780w Full battery = little to none
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It's all depending on how depleated the batteries are.. Could draw 50w or could draw 100w hard telling without an inline meter on it
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if you had a troller/led set up, is it possiable to go out with FULLY charded batteries and have 1 converter take care of it all? converter would be fired up first thing before ANY juice was used in the batteires.
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If you are running 12v. yes, one converter would do it...
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to pick a converter size, do you add up amps or watts of all the stuff on your boat?
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What size troller are you wanting to run?
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45lb minn kota
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Powermax 55 will do ya
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