Anyone use a sealed lead-acid battery pack.

dirtydave

dirtydave

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I bought the FoxPro 2500 mah batteries last year and they worked good but this year they are only showing a rating of 1600 mah average for the 8 batteries. I have some batteries like FoxPro gel cells that are sealed lead acid ones. I plan on making a case for a battery and attaching it to the bottom of my Fury caller. I think it will work good except for the extra weight and I can still have the internal battery pack disconnected but with fresh batteries for backup. It is suppose to be in the single digit temperature this weekend and the lead-acid might work better.
Any thoughts or comments would be welcome.
Dave B.
 
Dave,
I use a sealed lead acid battery to run my spotlight for night calling. It was a $24 battery at Sportsman's Warehouse. Nothing fancy. I've used it in zero temps running a 55 watt light, for about 5or 6 sets that run 20-30 minutes each. It showed no signs of loosing power as the light was just as bright at the end of the night as it was in the beginning.
I think you will be fine running an e-caller in single digit temps.
JMO
Mark
 
I built my caller and use a 7amp hr. 12v seald battery and it will last forever, they're a little heavier but not a big deal. I think I paid 12-14 bucks on ebay and that included shipping. Mike
 
Thanks for the replies. I have a new 7ah 12V battery that I am charging and plan on using it. I also have many used ones that should work too since the power requirement of the caller is so small. How did you hook them up?
Dave
 
I used the battery this weekend and it is awesome. I bought the 9v looking connectors from Radio Trash and put them on the battery and ran the wires from the caller out the battery door and connected the two connectors. I called about 3 hours total and still had over 13v left on the battery when I got home. The temps were about 10 degrees too. I also put a 9v connector on my wall charger to charge my battery. I tywrapped/taped the battery to the bottom of my Fury, This raised the speaker up and added some weight to it so it will sit on a fence post without blowing off. I am going to make a bag for it too.
Dave
 
Make sure you get the polarity correct on the 9 volt connector. In order to connect 2 9v connectors the red / black wires will need to be switched on the connector you solder to your battery.
 
You are correct. I used a volt meter at every connection. I just picked up a smaller 12v SLA battery. It is rated at 1.4AH. I am going to try it. I will post pictures after I make the bag for it.
Dave
 
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