LITHIUM BATTERY

I have a HPT435BT radio that is set to 25 watts. I use a large marine deep cycle lead acid battery to power the radio. My 85 year old body is having a hard time lifting the battery. I am considering buying a 12.8 volt 20 amp hour trolling motor battery. If 25 watts / 12 volts = 2 amps +- * 1 hour - 2 amp hours and I only work 5 hours per day, that would be 10 amp hours. Has any one tested this out? I love to survey a few hours a day a few days a month. What kind of battery charger do I need?
 

Matt Johnson

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I have a HPT435BT radio that is set to 25 watts. I use a large marine deep cycle lead acid battery to power the radio. My 85 year old body is having a hard time lifting the battery. I am considering buying a 12.8 volt 20 amp hour trolling motor battery. If 25 watts / 12 volts = 2 amps +- * 1 hour - 2 amp hours and I only work 5 hours per day, that would be 10 amp hours. Has any one tested this out? I love to survey a few hours a day a few days a month. What kind of battery charger do I need?
Hi Charles, the duty cycle and efficiency of the radio need to be factored into your calculation. Here is the stated power consumption from the datasheet for the radio:

Continuous Transmit - 120W
Transmit with 30% duty cycle - 38W
Sleep - 300mW

The lead acid battery that comes with the unit from Javad is a 40aH battery. A 20aH battery should be enough for 5 hours of use. I would use the same charger that came with the original battery to charge the new lithium battery. For a charger you would need a charger designed for a 12V lithium battery.
 
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