Marine Deep Cycle Batteries

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Does anyone out there know what is going on with my marine deep cycle battery? I used it the other night for my squid light and it lasted only 30 minutes. It is brand new and was fully charged (or so I thought). I had charged it overnight so it should have lasted a lot longer.



Anyone have this problem before? I am going to try it again. I tested it this time with my multimeter and it is definitely fully charged.



How long do your batteries last when you use them with your squidding light?



Thank you!





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I have found that my batteries don't hold a charge as well as they used to as well. A lot of it depends on how much load you are putting on the batteries. The more Watts you use for lights, the faster they will discharge.



I use a Dual battery setup. With my 250 Watt light, I get about 6.5-7 hours. With 400 Watts, I get about 2.5 hours.



Hope this helps.



Jon



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Does anyone out there know what is going on with my marine deep cycle battery? I used it the other night for my squid light and it lasted only 30 minutes. It is brand new and was fully charged (or so I thought). I had charged it overnight so it should have lasted a lot longer.



Anyone have this problem before? I am going to try it again. I tested it this time with my multimeter and it is definitely fully charged.



How long do your batteries last when you use them with your squidding light?



Thank you!

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