Nocqua 10amp power not powering Garmin striker 5 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Polychrest · 06-08-2020, 02:32 PM

I'm having voltage issues with my Nocqua. After a full chard with their "pro" charger my Lowrance 5TI shows 12.0v but after 2 to 3 hours it is in the low 11s to high 10s, which is just barely enough to power it. I think Garmins require 11v. I'm going to try one more test before I turn mine into a live well battery.

whereubinh · 06-08-2020, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polychrest

I'm having voltage issues with my Nocqua. After a full chard with their "pro" charger my Lowrance 5TI shows 12.0v but after 2 to 3 hours it is in the low 11s to high 10s, which is just barely enough to power it. I think Garmins require 11v. I'm going to try one more test before I turn mine into a live well battery.

Yup, that is exactly what is happening. How many times have fully charged it?
I've open a cased with NOCQUA but they have yet to respond.

Polychrest · 06-09-2020, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whereubinh

Yup, that is exactly what is happening. How many times have fully charged it?
I've open a cased with NOCQUA but they have yet to respond.

Less than 5 times.

jruiz · 06-09-2020, 10:25 AM

Most 12V lithium ion battery packs are 3 cell batteries. Each cell has an operating voltage of 3.7V. 3.7 x 3 = 11.1V

High 10s to low 11s is normal for the battery. If your FF truly will only operate above 11V, then this battery won't work for you. You will probably only get a third of the actual run time before it goes below 11.

SoCalEDC · 06-10-2020, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jruiz

Most 12V lithium ion battery packs are 3 cell batteries. Each cell has an operating voltage of 3.7V. 3.7 x 3 = 11.1V

High 10s to low 11s is normal for the battery. If your FF truly will only operate above 11V, then this battery won't work for you. You will probably only get a third of the actual run time before it goes below 11.

Good info here.

A 12V 10AH battery is 20 bucks on amazon. Hard to beat that. Its bigger and heavier but we are talking about a pretty small battery over all.

FISH11 · 06-10-2020, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalEDC

Good info here.

A 12V 10AH battery is 20 bucks on amazon. Hard to beat that. Its bigger and heavier but we are talking about a pretty small battery over all.

X2

06-08-2020, 02:32 PM	#1
Polychrest Junior Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 26	I'm having voltage issues with my Nocqua. After a full chard with their "pro" charger my Lowrance 5TI shows 12.0v but after 2 to 3 hours it is in the low 11s to high 10s, which is just barely enough to power it. I think Garmins require 11v. I'm going to try one more test before I turn mine into a live well battery.

06-09-2020, 10:25 AM	#4
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	Most 12V lithium ion battery packs are 3 cell batteries. Each cell has an operating voltage of 3.7V. 3.7 x 3 = 11.1V High 10s to low 11s is normal for the battery. If your FF truly will only operate above 11V, then this battery won't work for you. You will probably only get a third of the actual run time before it goes below 11.