Using a small ATV battery as the power source, how long would you think the battery would last?
1973552
ATV batteries are not deep cycle so the battery life would not be very good to run a light for extended times. A 14Ahr ATV battery would run one 18w light for a little over nine hour, but deep discharge would kill the battery.
1973553
Neither of the other anwers addresses your question: at 18 W (x2), you're looking at a combined 3A draw at 12 V (W=A*V). Therefore look at the AH (amperehour) rating of your "small ATV battery" and simply divide that rating by the 3A draw to yeild H (AH/A = H). The result is runtime in hours.
1973554
Ken J was real close. You have to take 80% of the atv battery's AH rating (which, by the way, can be anywhere from 4 AH to 36 AH). You never discharge a lead acid battery 100% (12.0 volts open circuit is discharged, 12.72 and up open circuit is fully charged). They have a very high resistance to recharge when you discharge them completely. So a 5 AH battery has 4 AH available. Drawing 3 amps for one hour is 3 AH. So that battery would only last about an hour and 20 minutes give or take a few. A 36 AH could go over 9 hours. So it ultimately depends on what AH battery you use.
1790862
I have had it in continuous use on a Chevy pickup since the review was written. I am very happy with it. I would say that continuous use on any ATV boat or auto battery should be OK.George
1099056
Yep, you can use AA batteries (4). Will last a few days with moderate usage. We use these on our ATV's and this feature has saved me a couple of times.
1599987
I had this on my honda rincon atv I wired it to a switch so I could turn it on or off. Not sure how many amps it pulled but I never had a prob with it runnin my atv battery down radio was awesome would reccomend to anyone
353805
It depends. In the ground blind we find that the battery holds out for about 6 hours. In a tree stand however it's a little less. You can still count on about 4 hours though.
616539
Not to be too vague, but without knowing the "load" that is on the system, there is no way to predict the amount of time that the battery will supply power. The battery will run a nightlight much longer than it will run an entire entertainment system, for example. I should think that the APC website may be of some help with this.
1757215
That completely depends on the speed you are running it. If you only run it at full speed, it may last two hours on a charged battery. If you run at the lowest speed, it can last up to 15 hours or so.
1368250
I have no idea... but i have it on a 1996 big bear 350 atv and it has no problem starting it even in 10 degree weather... very strong battery
650242
I haven't had the chance to see how long it would run on battery. It depends on the quality of the battery, pick a good one.Also depends on the 'lift' as another answer suggested. I ran a test for a couple of hours and it had no problem.Also suggest testing battery several times a year (some recommend monthly) as constantly charging a battery will eventually wear the battery out. Battery life is 2-3 years under these conditions, sometimes longer but don't bet a dry basement on it.
1119607
A long as you have some type of a battery for it to get its power from. We got this for our motorcycle.
1968754
Yes if you wire the batteries in series so that total output is 12v. Probably looking at a couple hours if your lucky. I'd put a motorcycle battery in if I were you. Would be about the same size as 2 6v batteries.
636600
Sure. It's a 12 V battery and mine runs off the motorcycle electrical system. There's no guarantee of long life, but you can definitely run it.
718450
The stock battery is kinda small, pick up a 1600mAh and you should get about 8-10 minutes. Don't feel bad, the really big and fast boats that go 60mph plus only last about 2-3 minutes!
683683
I can't say mine was a atv ride on best answer I can give look up where you got it are your old battery
2005995
Yes, we have ours connected to a 12 volt motorcycle battery and installed on an ATV.
65078
I think it would work for your ATV winch if the winch draws less than 30 AMPs which it most likely does.
951676
Anything is possible with zip ties and duct tape or if you are a redneck lol I use mine as a battery to run my truck radio all night when I go camping it always hooked up just found out my main battery was dead after unhooking it last week to power an inverter lol that little battery is amazing