I do not run near as much with my cranking battery as Hooks. I have not yet removed my 350a from the battery and have never had any problems draining the battery. I just run the Areators on auto, 350a and GPS, and a Flasher up front. I will often run for 8 hours and no trouble except when I turn the key to start and it does not matter where the battery charge is then, the GPS will kick out.