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on: December 27, 2013, 09:10:19 PM
I got a new battery today for my fl-18 just wondering how long it has to charge before its fully charged and I can use it plus how long should it last when being used?

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Reply #1 on: December 27, 2013, 09:17:13 PM
I just got a new one should be fully charged but I put it on for a day. Should last a complete day fishing. I ran mine for 10 hours.

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Reply #2 on: December 27, 2013, 09:18:46 PM
if I remember right, it takes about 15 hr for a full charge, I use mine all day long, 5am-5pm and it still stays charged, but when I get home I charge it until I go back out the next day. Plus in the off season , every 3 months at least

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Reply #3 on: December 27, 2013, 10:40:04 PM
Thanks for the help.. I see the light showing some one my vex charger so I am hoping it will be charged by tomorrow night.

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Reply #4 on: December 28, 2013, 03:56:36 AM
An over night charge will do the trick.

It depends on how long you fish. I have gone 3 days without a charge but it is recommended you charge each night so the battery does not get a memory and does a full charge.

It is also recommended you charge at room temperature.

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Reply #5 on: December 28, 2013, 09:32:24 AM
Quote from: wis2ohio on December 27, 2013, 09:10:19 PM
I got a new battery today for my fl-18 just wondering how long it has to charge before its fully charged and I can use it plus how long should it last when being used?

Did you get a 7 or 9 mah battery, where at  and what was the price in case someone else might need one please, thanks, Mike
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Reply #6 on: December 28, 2013, 09:44:40 AM
I got a new one this fall also at a local hobby shop where they sell the large remote control planes and helicopters. Also I charge mine every time I use it for more than an hour. I put it on before I go to bed and take it off in the morning before I head out. I got 7 years out my last one, and I use it heavily in the winter and do a 10 hour maintenance charge in the summer monthly.
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Reply #7 on: December 28, 2013, 09:59:54 AM
Got mine at Cabelas in Columbus for 24.99 it's an 8ah battery. I'm sure if I would have searched the web I would have found it way cheaper but I had a friend down there and needed a new one ASAP as I still have the original battery for my FL-18 and I still get about 3-4 hrs from that and it's 9+ yrs old.

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Reply #8 on: December 28, 2013, 06:00:33 PM
slab I bet you got your batt where I got mine at aerotec... ;D  good place ...
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Reply #9 on: December 28, 2013, 06:31:49 PM
Yep, really cool place. Wish I had more time and $$. ;D
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Reply #10 on: December 28, 2013, 09:22:42 PM
still use my original fl18 battery and it is probably 10 years old. i use it all year round so i keep it constantly charged. i see cabelas sale papers where they run the batteries on sale at reasonable prices. depending on the charger, the light on the charger stays on while charging and goes off when charged and the other charger the light is off while charging and comes on when charged. there should be a paper telling you how to tell when it is charged.

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Reply #11 on: December 29, 2013, 06:46:24 PM
I have a triton computerized charger, will charge every batt I have  on anything I have ... wont charge catfish batts .... :P
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Reply #12 on: December 30, 2013, 10:46:52 AM
If you're looking for a 12v battery for your Vexilar, most outdoors stores will not have them in the fishing department. They will be in the HUNTING department in the feeder supply area.
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