522c ice ?

Does anyone have a 522c Lowrance on the ice? I have one and the battery is dead in about 3 1/2 hrs to 4hrs. Is that normal???? This is the battery’s second winter…

I just purchased this package and I have run the GPS continuously for 12 hours twice this year with no dead batteries. I tried the depthfinder for a couple hours on one of those days too. I guess I would try a new battery.

I don’t have one but I was looking at the ice conversion kit for mine. Is it worth spending the $150 or should I spend another $200 above that to buy a Vexlar? I wonder how they compare?

For ice use the flasher is the way to go.

Get a flasher. I bought the 522 for my boat, but Cabela’s had a deal where I could get the ice fishing package with it for free. That was a no-brainer and I have been using it for a GPS this winter. I have an LX-5 so I haven’t tried the flasher mode yet, but I carry the 522 transducer for a back up just in case.

thanks for the info. it works great but i think that the battery is junk.

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I don’t have one but I was looking at the ice conversion kit for mine. Is it worth spending the $150 or should I spend another $200 above that to buy a Vexlar? I wonder how they compare?

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There are pros and cons, a lot depends on your style of ice fishing. I have my 332 (basically the same unit) setup to run off 12v power from my wheeler in winter, I can use the gps and lake maps and drop an ice ducer down the hole and fish. Truth be told, I already had the 332 and a lx3, so I find myself using the gps on the 332 and the LX3 for fishing, I find the lowrance to be a bit of a pain in the [censored] to ice fish with, especially if you have other flashers around you. The flasher mode as far as I’m concerned it worthless, but in graph mode it works pretty good, ( turn the graph speed to 100% and the ping to 100%. ) I spend about $120 to make my unit ice ready on the wheeler, between the ducer, power cord and 12v plug. I’d use it in a pinch, but really I love use the 332 for the gps, punch my hole and fish with my LX3.

So it’s doable but really I think it’s best to invest the money in a real flasher, even a cheap flasher, I’d still go with that over the lowrance, if you shop real good, I’ll bet you can find a good flasher in the $250 range, new or used.

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thanks for the info. it works great but i think that the battery is junk.

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Sorry to hijack your post, I agree I think the battery is junk. You should do way better than that.