Here’s my take on the helix 7 shuttle. It fits in a 3 1/2 or 5 gallon bucket. It’s designed to be used either in the bucket or out of it, and yes the cover can be put on the bucket for helix protection during high speed runs across the lake. I currently have a 8 AH SLA battery, there is room for the Dakota 10 AH battery. There are 4 feet on the bottom for use in or out of the bucket. There are 2 screws on the top of the back board for battery charging or connecting lights to the battery. There is a fuse to prevent catastrophic battery damage if it is shorted out. The battery can be charged while in the bucket. To replace the battery, remove shuttle from the bucket, remove 2 thumb screws, replacement can be done in less than a minute. It is made out of plywood and has been painted so hopefully it will last considering it may never come out of the bucket while on the lake.

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The Helix 7 draws about 800 ma at 10, full brightness. The draw deceases with the brightness level, at a brightness level of 5 the draw is about 400 ma, so the battery should last about twice as long at 5 compared to 10. The current draw in Standby mode is about 300 ma so not much savings there.
So with all this said the math comes out this way, 800 ma is .8A therefore an 8 AH battery “should” last, 8 AH/.8 A = 10 hours, this is of course in a perfect world and we all know things don’t always work perfectly. So my best guess is a new, warm, 8AH battery will power the unit about 6 or 7 hours at a brightness of 10 and maybe up to 12 or 14 hours at a brightness of 5.
I’m certainly interested in any actual real world results.
That’s enough thinking for today lets go fishing!