Does it have to be plugged into the battery all the time while it's in the boat? I bought this for my boyfriend and this is his first fish finder.
1002189
It can be unplugged to be removed, but if you want it on, it has to be plugged in. It is a great little finder. He will be happy. I use mine (modified to run on 8 AA batteries) for my canoe. Love it!
531704
The person I purchased this unit for, leaves it plugs in at all time. She unplug unit for several day while on vacation, and the battery died. So I suggest you leave unit plug in at all time to preserve the battery life.
643952
No, it requires power from the boat's battery. It is a very easy job to wire it in, and judging by the size of the wire, it draws very little power. It is also a long wire to run where you need it.
152913
Leaving the charger plugged into the wall is fine so long as the connector end is kept safe from water, pinching etc. You should not leave the device plugged in all the time as this is not so good for the battery. If you never plan to run the device on the battery, you are probably safe leaving it charge all the time.
1984845
I have mine mounted on my kayak and it stays plugged up to me trolling motor battery while it's in use. Thus far I haven't had any problems with it.
1446547
Yes, it will run while plugged in. This particular one is nice for using at fish cleaning stations that don't have power outlets or if a person just doesn't want to deal with having a cord attached to the knife as they are usually in the way or they end up dragging across fish gunk on the cleaning table.
2216316
Yes it must be plugged in. There's not a battery. Nice little receiver I like it very mutch. Works well on a large system.
531706
I leave mine plugged in all winter and it's fine. I don't think it's a drain on the battery to leave it plugged in.
356753
No, you can't because it has a rechargeable battery. You just have to make sure that the unit is fully charged before you go fishing. It would also be helpful if you bring along some kind of charging device so you can recharge the unit when it starts to run low on power.
998799
No you have to turn it on and off each time or it will die. You can plug in and use it but for some reason mine doesnt charge as fast as the battery on it is depleted. I think it could just be my charger though
2171119
hi it is corded so yes you have to plug it in everytime. it is not rechargeable..
363577
I use a marine battery I bought at Walmart for 70 or 80. I don't use a fish finder. The battery has never run out on me after most of a day pushing a 14 foot rowboat
1038286
First, I love my Shark...I use it, and just replace the charger plug and leave it in until the next time I need to use it. It is never unplugged.
1966028
It needs to be plugged into the wall socket at all times. No battery operated function.
1760584
Plugged in all the time. You can purchase an optional battery pack for it (which will still need to be plugged in to the camera)
1797625
Marcus. Although mine is installed, I have not used it a lot, but you definately want to put it on a separate Switch and turn it off when not using. It is just for washdown during fishing or after heading back. It comes with a Switch and all the necessary parts, but I wired to my console panel switch. It needs water, not dry, or would definately keep running to try and build pressure and run down the battery. You could keep it on all the time, but in my case it shares the intake with the LIve Well and you cannot run both at the same time anyway. Hope that helps.
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No, this has to be plugged in. Frankly, though we found one mosquito inside, I would not advise purchasing--a bit too small, really not that effective.