12v battery pack for fluorescent fishing light?

FNG · Apr 15, 2010

I will be putting together a 24" green fluorescent fishing light and want to make a battery pack for the times I won't be on a boat. I'd like the runtime to be at least 2 hours. Is that realistic?

Ballast - Thin-Lite Replacement Ballast IB-151
Lamp - F20T12/G
http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=209419
http://store.solar-electric.com/tl-ib-151.html
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1F410

circa · Apr 15, 2010

It's only like 1.7 amps, buddy had something like that and ran it off a car battery and lasted somewhere around ten hours.

You want a battery pack so you don't have to lug the car battery?

FNG · Apr 15, 2010

circa said:
You want a battery pack so you don't have to lug the car battery?

Yes. With carrying poles, bucket and minnows, a deep cycle battery may be too heavy. What about 6v lantern batteries?

circa · Apr 15, 2010

lantern batteries are cheap enough to try it and Depending on which ones, are "rated at 13ah"

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