Helix 7 ice battery level

  • BLW500
    Posts: 15
    December 30, 2019 at 6:34 pm #1901822

    I’m using the Helix 7 ice and my battery level always reads full, even after a good 14 hours on the ice. I’m using Amped Outdoors 12ah battery. Anyone know why this is?

    Cameron white
    Posts: 516
    December 30, 2019 at 6:37 pm #1901823
    BLW500 wrote:

    I’m using the Helix 7 ice and my battery level always reads full, even after a good 14 hours on the ice. I’m using Amped Outdoors 12ah battery. Anyone know why this is?

    Lithiums put out full capacity right up until they die. Unlike lead, which slowly tapers off.

    mahtofire14
    Mahtomedi, MN
    Posts: 11050
    December 30, 2019 at 6:49 pm #1901833
    Cameron white wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>BLW500 wrote:</div>
    I’m using the Helix 7 ice and my battery level always reads full, even after a good 14 hours on the ice. I’m using Amped Outdoors 12ah battery. Anyone know why this is?

    Lithiums put out full capacity right up until they die. Unlike lead, which slowly tapers off.

    Exactly correct.

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    Inactive
    MN - 55082
    Posts: 1644
    December 30, 2019 at 6:50 pm #1901835

    4 cell lithiums batteries have a higher operating potential compared the sla batteries. A lithium starts over 14volts and runs fairly stable while an sla is around 13volts and falls quickly. The helix is designed around an sla; the solution is to have it show input voltage instead of %, that’ll provide more useful information.

    cheers
    Posts: 333
    December 31, 2019 at 7:09 am #1901917

    Is that an option for users or something that needs to happen at the factory?

    B-man
    Posts: 6575
    December 31, 2019 at 8:05 am #1901924
    cheers wrote:

    Is that an option for users or something that needs to happen at the factory?

    What an option? The battery? The gauge?

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    MN - 55082
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    December 31, 2019 at 8:19 am #1901929
    cheers wrote:

    Is that an option for users or something that needs to happen at the factory?

    It’s a digital display readout option.

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    droc2487
    Letcher, SD
    Posts: 29
    January 2, 2020 at 9:39 am #1902567

    Thats all correct i have 10 ah litium and it will read 100% for ours then finally creap down then when it says 80% she goes fast.

    lrott2003
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 534
    January 3, 2020 at 6:54 am #1902875

    On the flip side of this when you charge the lithium batteries… this is more power drill related. Is it normal for the battery to get to a full charge in like 15-20 minutes? I have never ran one of my lithium batteries to the point that it is completely drained to see how long it will take to charge to full. Seems that if I use my drill to drill 30-40 holes on the ice and then come back and charge it… 15-20 minutes later it is fully charged.

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    MN - 55082
    Posts: 1644
    January 3, 2020 at 7:35 am #1902893

    The fast charge times is one of the best features. The Milwaukee rapid charger is crazy fast.

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