Garmin Panoptix Battery Disconnect?

I just bought a new Garmin Panoptix ice bundle from Reeds. Question for owners, do I need to disconnect the battery in between use? I’d hate to show up on the ice and have a drained battery.

I do after it is recharged. It will slowly drain the battery if left connected.

This has been dicussed in the Garmin Livescope community forever, there’s multiple Garmin Technical/Customer Service examples that say you do NOT have to disconnect the battery, but you would think it goes against logic…
I personally don’t disconnect it, but I also top off my battery before I leave to fish…Summit/Arclab/Humminbird and other shuttles do include a master power on/off switch…You can also simply diconnect the negative lead from the battery, I just worry over time is gets more and more loose…

I don’t.

Use your multimeter and test to see if it’s drawing any power.

Super easy to check.

I have an LED kill switch in line……. So I don’t accidentally leave it on while in use…… but usually leave the battery unplugged after charging.

Randall Schultz wrote:

I have an LED kill switch in line……. So I don’t accidentally leave it on while in use…… but usually leave the battery unplugged after charging.

what shuttle & bag do you use?

I’m looking for a clean install for the Garmin shuttle/bag

For sake of discussion, I’m running an older 93sv plus with Livescope on a Summit shuttle and 18 ah Amped battery. If I do not unplug or turn the switch off the battery will drain to near zero in about a week. Turn the switch off or unplug and it will keep charged for months. Also have all the latest updates available.

Henpecked wrote:

For sake of discussion, I’m running an older 93sv plus with Livescope on a Summit shuttle and 18 ah Amped battery. If I do not unplug or turn the switch off the battery will drain to near zero in about a week. Turn the switch off or unplug and it will keep charged for months. Also have all the latest updates available.

Garmin XL with an AMPED 18Ah.

Randall Schultz wrote:

Garmin XL with an AMPED 18Ah.

can you please provide specs and a picture or two of your inline on/off switch? I’d like to make one myself as I use the exact same setup.

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Much appreciated!

It looks line you’re using the Garmin Ice Bundle power cord… how do you wire it to the 3 prong switch? (I’m terrible with wiring)

Shows the wiring on the link!

Can you show another picture of your battery connections?

Here ya go Joe,

The black from the switch and bundle are connected ….then back to the battery …. the red from bundle goes through a fuse to one side of the switch…..other side of switch goes back to the battery.

I highly recommend getting a peer check before you plug anything in!
It’s okay to ask someone for help.

The minnow head adds conductivity!

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Randall Schultz wrote:

Here ya go Joe,

The black from the switch and bundle are connected ….then back to the battery …. the red from bundle goes through a fuse to one side of the switch…..other side of switch goes back to the battery.

I highly recommend getting a peer check before you plug anything in!
It’s okay to ask someone for help.

The minnow head adds conductivity!

thanks, that clears it up for me, what gauge wire did you use?

12g I think.

I wouldn’t mind paying someone to do my wires properly so I don’t have to unplug and plug every time.

It’s pretty easy… just make sure to use heavy duty wiring and components as recommend by Garmin.

Just need the switch on when charging and plug into the adapter.
Works perfect.

I copped it off Livescope facebook forum.