I know I'm not an electrician -- some snugging up and cable management is being handled off camera :) Already thinking of some upgrades - what would you guys add?
He should have reversed the switches so the main power was closest to the hinge. that would cut down on the clutter. Also as you said, tie the cables to the side of the box. It seems counter productive to turn off the house lights to pack up, but if he wants stuff falling out or left behind that is up to him.
Hi friend. Just a question about the banana plugs . Where you buy the female ones you have and where you get the Male plugs and how you attach those to the camera to work . Thank you
I made my box with everything under the lid. I tried to keep all the switches and battery to one side. This way I had half the box left over for storage. Cables, USB led lights, Small AC inverter, AirPump
I would spend a little more and get a good quality pure stranded copper wire instead of copper clad aluminum. Only a few dollars more and increases the safety of your wires considerably.
Man, your awesome! You helped solve a space issue!!!! You would still get the same awesome lighting if used in a sled well, this would just be the most logical and sensible idea I have seen so far!
I built one of these with my youngest (he was 9 at the time) we used a clear Cabelas ammo box... when all was said an done I lined the interior with a strip light wired directly to the master live, once mains power is on, the box lights up and glows... really bright and looks super cool... he still uses it in his tent to read by when we go camping. thanks for the video (even though I'm a year late to the party!!)
Yeah it's bright enough I can sit on the ice outside in the dark -- I use it to charge devices and if the power goes out in the house there's lights and a charging station for the kids. These are handy without the fishing aspect. THANK YOU!
@@JaggedToothTackle couldn't agree mote mate... I just bought a cheap solar charger for my 'big' box (old cooler on wheels with handle) with 2x 12v batteries, vented with PC fans, everything switched and fused... keep on with the videos, love the home made (rednek?) tools n machines...
*Exceeded my expectations **enjoyable.fishing** recommend in quality & appearance - bought this for my 9 yr old daughter, but would recommend it for any age girl*
Looks awesome man, may want to do a little sodering of wires, just twist the ones you want together before you crimp them than just a little heat and solder and boom! Don't have to worry about ever having a loose connection! Sold build! Really impressed!
Heat shrink over each crimp. no soldering needed. Built and sold many. I keep two under my back seat, take another two when we hit the back roads. Way more lights than I put on mine. Strip lighting or rope is my thing but if it works for you, knock um out bud. Apoxy not so good, try rivets. Looks good and it's easy. All in all good job.
Jake, I ran the numbers for ONE 10 amp lead battery (@15 degrees F.) powering the unit, chargers, a Humminbird Ice Helix-7 G2, and allowed for partial use of a camera - you can expect to get about 4.3 hours of usage. NEED MORE POWER!!!!!!!! lolol
haha this is for inside 80 degree ice house and won't run my Marcum. Possibly a cell charge and running my otter lights after dark. I can always add another batter though. I can totally tell you are an engineer -- love it!
@@JaggedToothTackle Just an old fisherman here, trying to be a little helpful for those wanting to build the "Jake Box" and letting them know what to expect. Should have included Vexilar as well - best "guess" would be 7-8 hours depending on temp. As tot he engineering career, it was 2nd! - retired as a chemist first and got conned into going back for a 2nd round!!! Don't do it - FISH, HUNT, LIVE!!! But ALWAYS ..... take a kid fishing! Or at least Lt. Snoozeberry! LOL
@@JaggedToothTackle Hey, my old Lindy "Green Box" STILL last longer than the NEW Fancy StrumminTurd! It just won't charge my UV resistant Micro scanning Super deluxe 2019 hydro-sensitive motion detector! Ha Ha
Damn it Jake! As an engineer you took away 99% of my Fun! I like to bust your chops - but this time, ya did a really good job! Couple things to think of when making an auxiliary power station is the layout. Typically the largest and easiest to find/get to switch is your Master - and should have its own indicator - I'd suggest a RED LED on the lid - it would allow you to SEE the top of the lid and being red it won't screw your night vision. The farthest opposite it (or conversely the next switch to it) 'could' well serve for the ends - end = end. Lastly - those cheap ass Chinese manufactures use like a minimum of copper coated ALUMINUM wire - if you flex it a few times...and.. opps - it breaks! Avoid that by running your wires in a plastic loom (like auto makers use to wrap runs of multiple wire) OR ELSE>... use "shrink wrap" (cheap as heck) from Harbor Freight. As to the battery itself there are MANY schools of thought - and some are terrific - but everyone's income and need are different - Sooooo....here's a few choices (not ALL I assure you) can be 2X 8-10 amp batteries WELL ANCHORED using 2 PAN HEAD Stainless Steel screws + 2 Lock Nuts for Each Battery. If this thing falls off a snow machine at even 25 mph .... you have a "chance" of survival. With "just hot glue" at temps below 60 degrees - you have a bowling ball weight bouncing against all your components - tsk tsk!! Now I've got 2 years on my remote power station, and have used 3 light weight CHEAP ten amps LiPo batteries wired in parallel for 30 amps total power. For my camera and locator it's always lasted a weekend. Now seeing your video I'm definitely adding a couple added power ports for phones etc - as I said - DAMN IMPRESSIVE buddy! Heck you keep this up and I might have to take you out for sturgeon on the Big River of the PNW. ~Tight Lines~
haha thanks man. No this was all kind of off the seat of my pants especially with the 12 LED lights. I wanted a lot of light.. didn't expect the LED lights to be sooo thin. I have a few more things to do with it before it's ready for the ice house but I have a little time yet.
I am building mine this week, the only thing I am changing... I am adding a global ring to use for charging baits with. May also put 2 batteries in also, not sure. Any thoughts?
Most people run a plano ammo box (much smaller and way more expensive). This box came from harbor freight, way bigger where you could use a bigger battery or two batteries... weighs just under 9lbs (90% is battery) and it's just a standard flasher battery but you could really upsize.
Could you tell me how you hooked your underwater camera to this? And also explain how you charge your battery with the posts? Also what gauge wire did you use? Thanks great guide.
I took the charger cord from my pancam and made alligator clips at the end and clamp them on the posts. You can also back charge the same way with a charger on the posts to charge the battery. The links in the description should have the wire listed -- I don't know offhand what gauge it is. Hope that helps
Just spit balling here but I was thinking that if you used a LED strip light you would reduce it from 12 sets of wires to four. Only have to drill four small holes in box to get wires inside. Would make the inside much cleaner and reduce the amount of splices drastically. Nice job though.
I never thought of strips, the only problem (maybe not) is mounting them and securing them where these LED's have a kind of socket mount. And honestly -- Once the battery was installed and secured there is no need to show the wiring mess anymore LOL
@@JaggedToothTackle They stick on with adhesive backing, some guys double up on that with some super glue. I think the reason your epoxy failed was lack of prep, plastic is a petroleum product and can be oily. A good scrub with acetone may have helped things??
@@bradmetcalf7832 Yeah I should have known that as my years painting too -- just got sick of working on this after awhile lol (3 kids and 2 jobs). I ended up using an almost velcro type material with adhesive backing and an interlocking system for that and the battery - holds great!!
So you can put in switches to turn on/off the various stations on the box so the whole box isnt always all on or all off. If I'm charging something I don't want the lights on all day
This thing could start on fire because you have no short circuit protection for volt meter, USB ports, or the cigarette port because they are not fused. Better to remove the fuse block and just put in an inline fuse between the battery and the master switch. This way everything is protected. If you want to use the fuse block then run the positive wire from the battery to the master switch then to the fuse block then wire all your components through the fuse block.
I just put in the standard sonar battery -- the 15 - 20 buck version. You can do the Dakota Lithium and save weight as well. I've never run this down to know how long it lasts, really just to run LED lights at night or to pack up, occasionally if my daughter is with to keep her tablet charged. I get a solid 12 hours off the battery running my Marcum LX-7 though
Battery, box, lights, extras close to 100 I think. That includes surplus wires/connectors/switches. I've seen sites that sell a box for 75 with various features too (after i ordered parts) but I tell you what, took it out today, ran my ice house lights and then turned on the box LED's after dark and that's one heck of a 360 degree lantern!
@@chadgalland2493 That was my last big struggle, after i take down my ice house lights it's black out and just worked awesome today..... thanks for the compliments and in the next video being dropped --- I SLAMMED a limit of crappie and bluegill (from today)
I'm just using a spare sonar batter -- any type like that should work. I use it just in case my LX-7 ever dies during the day but I've never had that issue
If you click the amazon links in the description and have absolutely nothing to start with I think around 100 dollars for everything. With all the leftovers a second one would probably run 40ish LOL
I know I'm not an electrician -- some snugging up and cable management is being handled off camera :) Already thinking of some upgrades - what would you guys add?
He should have reversed the switches so the main power was closest to the hinge. that would cut down on the clutter. Also as you said, tie the cables to the side of the box. It seems counter productive to turn off the house lights to pack up, but if he wants stuff falling out or left behind that is up to him.
Hi friend. Just a question about the banana plugs . Where you buy the female ones you have and where you get the Male plugs and how you attach those to the camera to work . Thank you
I made my box with everything under the lid. I tried to keep all the switches and battery to one side. This way I had half the box left over for storage. Cables, USB led lights, Small AC inverter, AirPump
I would spend a little more and get a good quality pure stranded copper wire instead of copper clad aluminum. Only a few dollars more and increases the safety of your wires considerably.
Also, when using the manual crimpers, you should always double crimp the connections. One crimp, then the other slightly over from that.
Man, your awesome! You helped solve a space issue!!!! You would still get the same awesome lighting if used in a sled well, this would just be the most logical and sensible idea I have seen so far!
Looks good. Thanks for taking the time to build, show and discuss with us.
I built one last year and love it..Great for ice fishing and on my boat during the summer.
I built one of these with my youngest (he was 9 at the time) we used a clear Cabelas ammo box... when all was said an done I lined the interior with a strip light wired directly to the master live, once mains power is on, the box lights up and glows... really bright and looks super cool... he still uses it in his tent to read by when we go camping. thanks for the video (even though I'm a year late to the party!!)
Yeah it's bright enough I can sit on the ice outside in the dark -- I use it to charge devices and if the power goes out in the house there's lights and a charging station for the kids. These are handy without the fishing aspect. THANK YOU!
@@JaggedToothTackle couldn't agree mote mate... I just bought a cheap solar charger for my 'big' box (old cooler on wheels with handle) with 2x 12v batteries, vented with PC fans, everything switched and fused... keep on with the videos, love the home made (rednek?) tools n machines...
@@derekbuttery4776 Thanks! I have to think of more to do lol -- finally starting to have time again for projects!
*Exceeded my expectations **enjoyable.fishing** recommend in quality & appearance - bought this for my 9 yr old daughter, but would recommend it for any age girl*
Very informative video, it helped me out immensely. Thanks
Looks awesome man, may want to do a little sodering of wires, just twist the ones you want together before you crimp them than just a little heat and solder and boom! Don't have to worry about ever having a loose connection! Sold build! Really impressed!
Thanks, solder would be ideal -- I may take it to work one night if I get bored enough and really tighted up the wiring :)
little of ppl showing how to do like that step by step and you are one of them
Electrician or not you did a really good job looks good functions great and gave me some good ideas on what I’m trying to do
Thank you, I really appreciate it -- I hope people with some skills take it and go wild from there :)
Heat shrink over each crimp. no soldering needed. Built and sold many. I keep two under my back seat, take another two when we hit the back roads. Way more lights than I put on mine. Strip lighting or rope is my thing but if it works for you, knock um out bud. Apoxy not so good, try rivets. Looks good and it's easy. All in all good job.
I have a few fixes to do with it, I have to secure the battery a better way and the heat shrink would be the best.... Just need time in my life lol
Jake,
I ran the numbers for ONE 10 amp lead battery (@15 degrees F.) powering the unit, chargers, a Humminbird Ice Helix-7 G2, and allowed for partial use of a camera - you can expect to get about 4.3 hours of usage. NEED MORE POWER!!!!!!!! lolol
haha this is for inside 80 degree ice house and won't run my Marcum. Possibly a cell charge and running my otter lights after dark. I can always add another batter though. I can totally tell you are an engineer -- love it!
@@JaggedToothTackle Just an old fisherman here, trying to be a little helpful for those wanting to build the "Jake Box" and letting them know what to expect. Should have included Vexilar as well - best "guess" would be 7-8 hours depending on temp. As tot he engineering career, it was 2nd! - retired as a chemist first and got conned into going back for a 2nd round!!! Don't do it - FISH, HUNT, LIVE!!! But ALWAYS ..... take a kid fishing! Or at least Lt. Snoozeberry! LOL
@@TheOregonOutlaw He's been tough to get out lately. And what's a Vexilar?? Some old noise maker from the 80s? ;)
@@JaggedToothTackle Hey, my old Lindy "Green Box" STILL last longer than the NEW Fancy StrumminTurd! It just won't charge my UV resistant Micro scanning Super deluxe 2019 hydro-sensitive motion detector! Ha Ha
@@TheOregonOutlaw I should order my last upgrade tonight!
Nice looking power box. But you should have the usb and 12 volt plug fused also.
Thanks, to be honest, my first build and I just really did it on the fly but worked great all last winter and ready to go this year!
Damn it Jake!
As an engineer you took away 99% of my Fun!
I like to bust your chops - but this time, ya did a really good job!
Couple things to think of when making an auxiliary power station is the layout. Typically the largest and easiest to find/get to switch is your Master - and should have its own indicator - I'd suggest a RED LED on the lid - it would allow you to SEE the top of the lid and being red it won't screw your night vision. The farthest opposite it (or conversely the next switch to it) 'could' well serve for the ends - end = end. Lastly - those cheap ass Chinese manufactures use like a minimum of copper coated ALUMINUM wire - if you flex it a few times...and.. opps - it breaks! Avoid that by running your wires in a plastic loom (like auto makers use to wrap runs of multiple wire) OR ELSE>... use "shrink wrap" (cheap as heck) from Harbor Freight.
As to the battery itself there are MANY schools of thought - and some are terrific - but everyone's income and need are different - Sooooo....here's a few choices (not ALL I assure you) can be 2X 8-10 amp batteries WELL ANCHORED using 2 PAN HEAD Stainless Steel screws + 2 Lock Nuts for Each Battery. If this thing falls off a snow machine at even 25 mph .... you have a "chance" of survival. With "just hot glue" at temps below 60 degrees - you have a bowling ball weight bouncing against all your components - tsk tsk!!
Now I've got 2 years on my remote power station, and have used 3 light weight CHEAP ten amps LiPo batteries wired in parallel for 30 amps total power. For my camera and locator it's always lasted a weekend. Now seeing your video I'm definitely adding a couple added power ports for phones etc - as I said - DAMN IMPRESSIVE buddy! Heck you keep this up and I might have to take you out for sturgeon on the Big River of the PNW.
~Tight Lines~
haha thanks man. No this was all kind of off the seat of my pants especially with the 12 LED lights. I wanted a lot of light.. didn't expect the LED lights to be sooo thin. I have a few more things to do with it before it's ready for the ice house but I have a little time yet.
I am building mine this week, the only thing I am changing... I am adding a global ring to use for charging baits with. May also put 2 batteries in also, not sure. Any thoughts?
Great job!
Great idea! what size of battery is in the box and once built what's the rough weight of the unit?
Most people run a plano ammo box (much smaller and way more expensive). This box came from harbor freight, way bigger where you could use a bigger battery or two batteries... weighs just under 9lbs (90% is battery) and it's just a standard flasher battery but you could really upsize.
When you say upsize what batteries are you talking about?
@@JagerPirate try eBay. I get 4_ 9ah. batteries for just under $70. Item# 111816060910 Putting two in each box paralleling them for a total of 18ah
Could you tell me how you hooked your underwater camera to this? And also explain how you charge your battery with the posts? Also what gauge wire did you use? Thanks great guide.
I took the charger cord from my pancam and made alligator clips at the end and clamp them on the posts. You can also back charge the same way with a charger on the posts to charge the battery. The links in the description should have the wire listed -- I don't know offhand what gauge it is. Hope that helps
Just spit balling here but I was thinking that if you used a LED strip light you would reduce it from 12 sets of wires to four. Only have to drill four small holes in box to get wires inside. Would make the inside much cleaner and reduce the amount of splices drastically. Nice job though.
I never thought of strips, the only problem (maybe not) is mounting them and securing them where these LED's have a kind of socket mount. And honestly -- Once the battery was installed and secured there is no need to show the wiring mess anymore LOL
@@JaggedToothTackle They stick on with adhesive backing, some guys double up on that with some super glue. I think the reason your epoxy failed was lack of prep, plastic is a petroleum product and can be oily. A good scrub with acetone may have helped things??
@@bradmetcalf7832 Yeah I should have known that as my years painting too -- just got sick of working on this after awhile lol (3 kids and 2 jobs). I ended up using an almost velcro type material with adhesive backing and an interlocking system for that and the battery - holds great!!
Does the battery have to be removed to charged?
Nope, I just back charge it through the banana connectors by turning on the main power and that outlet switch with a wall charger/alligator clips
So i take it you just need a 12v charger to plug in the wall, does it matter about the amp?
That's all I use, not sure on amp off hand
Nice job. How many Ah is the battery you are using?
I just use my spare Marcum battery -- I honestly don't know the specs on it but it's got power for days running LED's and charging cell phones
What supplier do you use to purchase the led lights?
There should be a link in the description for Amazon on them
Good idea...can youadd link for led lights?.
Bright
Sorry about that, I added the link for the LED's and the crimps - I missed those too.
you didn't say any thing about the kind of battery you used or where you got it
Just a standard battery used for sonar -- the sports good stores should be FULL of them right now for 15-20 bucks
Why would you want to use fuses for a flashlight ?
To each their own, but it seems redundant.
So you can put in switches to turn on/off the various stations on the box so the whole box isnt always all on or all off. If I'm charging something I don't want the lights on all day
This thing could start on fire because you have no short circuit protection for volt meter, USB ports, or the cigarette port because they are not fused. Better to remove the fuse block and just put in an inline fuse between the battery and the master switch. This way everything is protected. If you want to use the fuse block then run the positive wire from the battery to the master switch then to the fuse block then wire all your components through the fuse block.
where you get your box
Harbor Freight for like 10 bucks
@@droneshots84 Any box will really do as long as it houses your electrical, is water proof and has room for your battery
What battery do you use and how long does it last you?
I just put in the standard sonar battery -- the 15 - 20 buck version. You can do the Dakota Lithium and save weight as well. I've never run this down to know how long it lasts, really just to run LED lights at night or to pack up, occasionally if my daughter is with to keep her tablet charged. I get a solid 12 hours off the battery running my Marcum LX-7 though
What size wire did you use, 14 gauge?
How much if I have to buy that power bank?im in the Philippines
There are companies out there than make and sell the power bank, I just built this myself
Name of the LEDs lights pls
Link in the description
@@JaggedToothTackle thx a lot great job 👏
How much do you think you have into your new setup? Very cool good job!!
Battery, box, lights, extras close to 100 I think. That includes surplus wires/connectors/switches. I've seen sites that sell a box for 75 with various features too (after i ordered parts) but I tell you what, took it out today, ran my ice house lights and then turned on the box LED's after dark and that's one heck of a 360 degree lantern!
Yes great setup I gotta do one make taking down my portable setup so much easier. Great channel keep up the good work!!
@@chadgalland2493 That was my last big struggle, after i take down my ice house lights it's black out and just worked awesome today..... thanks for the compliments and in the next video being dropped --- I SLAMMED a limit of crappie and bluegill (from today)
The 12volt plug and the USB need to be after the fuse and after the switch that way they are protected and can be turned on/off individually
They sent me the same shirt and a hat over the summer
Awesome box! Where did you get battery?
I'm just using a spare sonar batter -- any type like that should work. I use it just in case my LX-7 ever dies during the day but I've never had that issue
How much do you have invested in the project?
If you click the amazon links in the description and have absolutely nothing to start with I think around 100 dollars for everything. With all the leftovers a second one would probably run 40ish LOL
Your non OCD placement of the holes is annoying lol
I like that box though, hopefully they still carry that one
Haha, that's hilarious. She might not be the best looking out there on the ice but lights up the night sky when I need it to
I’ll just buy one done lol
Honestly it's the way to go lol -- there are some really nice pre-made boxes out there now for not much more than building one
leds on the front are not level
LOL, pretty much the least of my worries on the build, I just drilled away
Who still uses a 12volt cig plug and for what?
Ha! Not much use anymore, it's part of the adapter pack but USB has pretty much taken over.
@@JaggedToothTackle I know. Some new cars don't even have them.
I actually use one every time out on the water. I use it for my GoPro camera power rather than using batteries.
What a mess. Prolly over kill on the little lights on outside of box. Good work tho.
It’s okay to eat fish 🐠 cause they don’t have any feelings,something in the way
What a mess. Prolly over kill on the little lights on outside of box. Good work tho.
haha I'm no electrician but you can't have enough lights packing up on a dark lake