Dakota Batteries

Anybody use these batteries and what do you think of them . I shake at the price so I want to know they really are good before I buy

Dakota lithium? I have heard they are some of the worst customer service and warranty in the industry . Epoch would be a better alternative .

I upgraded to Ultrex and 24 V Dakota in 2022. So far both working great. I have not dealt with customer service or filed any warranty claims, so I cannot speak to that. Price was high though. Good luck.

Through my fishing buddies, they said go elsewhere. Both my friends had issues and both said it was a pain to get settled with dakota

I like Amped Outdoors Batteries. Good product Good people Good service

Approx. what size battery are you looking for?

I need 24 v –100amp so that probably means 2-12v and at least 100ah

Why not Norsk? They sponsor the site with all there ads. LOL

Just my two cents is that Dakota batteries are great batteries but the company has a reputation for poor service. Amped outdoors has great batteries and reputation for great service. To me the choice is pretty simple.

3rdtryguy wrote:

Just my two cents is that Dakota batteries are great batteries but the company has a reputation for poor service. Amped outdoors has great batteries and reputation for great service. To me the choice is pretty simple.

My experience would agree with this statement. I’ve owned both and no problems with either brand. Also owned a 100-amp Weize brand and was very satisfied. FB has a couple good pages on lithium battery brands and some really knowledgeable people. Michael Goodman has posted some great teardowns and comparisons of the most expensive through least expensive. Improvements to BMS happening every day it seems. In short: Lots of brands I would consider before Dakota.

Speaking of the Norsk battery… if you enjoy IDO please click on the banner once in awhile… its probably the only thing keeping the lights on at this point.

My two trolling motor batteries lead acid group 31s were on their last legs. I purchased two DrPrepares 100ah Lifepo4 for $209 each delivered and have not one complaint, for that price I could not go wrong, they have been great.

I have an amped outdoors 24v lithium. The one thing I noticed is that lithiums give way more run time and depending on your use you may be able to get by with a lower amp hr. I have the 80amp and I should have got the 50amp for my use and saved some money. I know having more juice is better but I don’t fish multiple days with no access to recharge. Just something to consider.

Stanley wrote:

I have an amped outdoors 24v lithium. The one thing I noticed is that lithiums give way more run time and depending on your use you may be able to get by with a lower amp hr. I have the 80amp and I should have got the 50amp for my use and saved some money. I know having more juice is better but I don’t fish multiple days with no access to recharge. Just something to consider.

Cmon now – buying what works as opposed to going overboard isn’t in the IDO handbook –

I kind of understand AH but could anyone explain “wattage”to me ? Does a higher watt motor give the motor more power so that you can run your trolling motor at a lower setting ??—Meaning if I run my Minnkota at a 5 setting with a 875 watt battery would I possibly only have to run that motor on a 3 setting with a 1200 watt to get the same results.

minkman wrote:

I kind of understand AH but could anyone explain “wattage”to me ? Does a higher watt motor give the motor more power so that you can run your trolling motor at a lower setting ??—Meaning if I run my Minnkota at a 5 setting with a 875 watt battery would I possibly only have to run that motor on a 3 setting with a 1200 watt to get the same results.

The watt ( amp ) draw of your motor does not change no matter what size battery you have in the same voltage range.

Tom P. wrote:

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I kind of understand AH but could anyone explain “wattage”to me ? Does a higher watt motor give the motor more power so that you can run your trolling motor at a lower setting ??—Meaning if I run my Minnkota at a 5 setting with a 875 watt battery would I possibly only have to run that motor on a 3 setting with a 1200 watt to get the same results.

The watt ( amp ) draw of your motor does not change no matter what size battery you have in the same voltage range.

The draw of the motor doesn’t change because of the size of the battery, the motor though does change depending on what the setting you are running the motor at. So if the motor draws 10 amps on the high setting it will draw those same 10 amps no matter what size batteries (80 AH or 100 AH) you are using. At a lower setting the motor will draw less amps. So if your trolling motor drew a steady 10 amps, an 80AH battery will last 80% of what a 100AH battery would last. Also if you were using the motor at a lower setting, say drawing a steady 5 amps, the same battery would last twice as long since you were drawing half the amps (10 amps vs 5 amps).

But what about watthours ? Will a 875 WH battery last as long each day as a 1280 WH battery ?

minkman wrote:

But what about watthours ? Will a 875 WH battery last as long each day as a 1280 WH battery ?

No, 1280wh battery is bigger. Amp hours and watt hours are different measurements but you can convert between them. For a 12v battery 875wh is about 73ah and 1280wh is about 106ah.

I think that’s the information I was looking for.. So a 1280 wh should last about 25% longer each day,right? —I have a 875 wh battery and it poops out at about 6 hours . I’m looking for a battery that will go 8-9 hours. Do you guys get 8 hours out of your battery ? If so , what’s the wh on your battery. Thanks for any help. I appreciate it

There are so many variables in your question size of boat, type of hull, weight, wind, current, speed. Take number of amps your trolling motor can draw times the hours you want to operate and the number of amps will get you in the ball park for size of battery.