[4411country]

Need help everyone. I have some choices and not sure what to do.....I run a 1756 G3 boat....

How many 50w warm led lights can I run off one interstate battery? Fish Gville all the time so need warm light.

Or would 27w be way to go? In warm if they make them?

I have 3-400w HPS in a ballast box I run now but genny died on me.....debating going all LED with no genny. If I stay with genny I am going to just get another HPS and move on. But no genny sounds nice and LED seem easy to deal with and less cost or hassle down the road and less weight.....so.....

What is the amount of lights I can run off 2 interstate batteries that will last me most or all of the night?

Is there a difference in custumfitz 50w extra warm light and seelites 50w true warm light or any others out there????? No preference just the truth...

Thanks in advance everyone!

 

[rcdinaz]

As far as a difference in what each mfg calls warm you can look at the light color, SeeLite is 3400Kv, Custom says 2700-3200 so theres would be a bit more yellow/warm but the numbers are close enough I doubt you could tell them apart.

6 lights would be 300W or about 13 amps at 24 volts. You should get 5-6 hours out of the interstates pretty reliable if they are fully charged. Depends on which batteries but you can see on the chart link below what kind of life you will get at 15A.

http://www.interstatebatteries.com/m/category/marine/deepcycle

 

[4411country]

So if I went with 5 it would last 7-8? Would 5 be enough light?

As far as a difference in what each mfg calls warm you can look at the light color, SeeLite is 3400Kv, Custom says 2700-3200 so theres would be a bit more yellow/warm but the numbers are close enough I doubt you could tell them apart.

6 lights would be 300W or about 13 amps at 24 volts. You should get 5-6 hours out of the interstates pretty reliable if they are fully charged. Depends on which batteries but you can see on the chart link below what kind of life you will get at 15A.

http://www.interstatebatteries.com/m/category/marine/deepcycle

 

[rcdinaz]

I don't think dropping one is going to get you another 2 hours, maybe 30 min. After the HPS I am pretty sure you will want 6 or more.

 

[THS Tim]

I am running 10 50 watt LED warm white on a 24 DC system. I use 2 group NG-27 12-Month Exide Nautilus Marine Deep Cycle from Menards or 2 Duracell® AGM Deep Cycle Marine and RV Battery - Group Size 34M from Sams Club.

Check out our Youtube clip. It bight and quiet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08kP2Jcbwdc

 

[augnmike]

THS, what kind of run times.

 

[THS Tim]

THS, what kind of run times.

With 2 The Exide Nautilus group 27 I get 5 plus hours of light
Specs of battery
•Price shown is with exchange of old battery
•550 cold cranking Amps at 0 degrees
•675 marine cranking Amps at 32 degrees
•182 minutes reserve capacity at 25 A
•)105 amp hours (Ah continuous operating time
•182 reserve capacity
•Lead/antimony construction
•Enveloped separators surround the plates
•Thicker grids designed for many cycles
•Stainless steel threaded and SAE posts provide ease of installation and permit uncluttered wiring harness for electrical connections
•12-month warranty