Cleveland, NY, North Shore Oneida Lake.....Great Walleye fishing...with a pole and really good carp, at night with a bow. I've done the first fo 50 years but just started rigging up my old deer bow to try some bow fishing...Just happen to have a '.91 Strike Eagle, which was my first compound...and it will make a perfect bow for sticking some of those big carp and luckily i was always a finger shooter so that's one hurdle i won't b
I built a box in the past, but it was a Lil different.... Same box.... But I pulled the guts out of the 400 W HPS.... I put the guts in the box with cooling fan... Relocated some weight on the boat... Custom SeaArk 1860.... New boat is SeaArk 2072
Thanks to this man, I run a 12 volt 55 amp power max for my troller. Runs that thing ass night pulling my 2072 around pretty dang good. I've got a 101 36 volt for back up when I fry my 12 volt though lol. Awesome vid Dustin apple!
I think a guy might get by with a single without fans but only if you mount the output fan of the converter directly to the outside of the box and have plenty of intake air coming in. What happened when it got hot?
I have a brand new 24v converter mounted upside down on a lid of a storage compartment on my boat and I can't get the thing to work for me but I don't have it grounded. However I don't know much about them is there anything I should do other than ground it?
Great video. I’m using my converter to only run my bowfishing lights. Should I adjust the unit to “fixed” and turn it down to say 13 amps? There aren’t many videos on here about adjusting your powermax.
West Central Missouri. Just got my converters put in a few weeks ago, three 12 volt Powermax's for my Riptide 112. Love fishing all night with full batteries now! i've been running my genny all the time. Hadn't thought about just running it when moving spots. Does pumping that many amps that fast shorten battery life? Love your channel! Happy sticking!
Batteries are simply holding tanks. You can drain them or fill them fast the only issue is draining them lower than 12v. Or over charging them for a extended period of time.
I personally don't run a converter all night. I'll turn it on after 3-4 hours and listen to the genny. When I hear it step down to the lower output I'll unplug it for another 3hrs. This minimizes fuel consumption and the opportunity to over charge.
Central Texas here. I also run a 24v powermax. I’ve heard that it’s best to turn the voltage down on these to 2 stages at no more than 27v, or it can fry the motherboard in the troller (2 stage down from 3). Do you know anything about that Dustin?
I'm not entirely convinced that 2 more volts will fry a board. I feel like its having full power all the time and using it. Trollers are momentary motors meant to be used sparingly. I think we burn them down with heat build up.
@@travisgeorge7602 I don't recall seeing anything bad about them. I only shot the original from 7-8 years ago. Obviously Cajun is owned by Bear archery so quality should be top shelf.
@@DustinApple honestly I ordered 12v cob leds from chine cheap to save a little money they showed up on a Saturday and were 110v. I was leaving for week at Barkley on Tuesday so I just ran with it . they worked so well I just never have changed them.
Yes a Converter changes 120v to DC power. But at 10x the power of a trickle charger. If you make more amps going in than your taking out then your batteries are always healthy. A properly rigged setup will stay at full capacity no matter how many hours you are on the water.
I've got a bowfishing related question and I'm wondering if anyone can help. Where can I find cables for older Oneidas? Closest company I can find is "G strings" but they have no contact info and aren't answering any inquiries I post to their site. Thanks
Cleveland, NY, North Shore Oneida Lake.....Great Walleye fishing...with a pole and really good carp, at night with a bow. I've done the first fo 50 years but just started rigging up my old deer bow to try some bow fishing...Just happen to have a '.91 Strike Eagle, which was my first compound...and it will make a perfect bow for sticking some of those big carp and luckily i was always a finger shooter so that's one hurdle i won't b
I built a box in the past, but it was a Lil different.... Same box.... But I pulled the guts out of the 400 W HPS.... I put the guts in the box with cooling fan... Relocated some weight on the boat... Custom SeaArk 1860.... New boat is SeaArk 2072
I have the same Stanley box setup with 1 12v PowerMax, it keeps my 55lb MinnKota pulling my 16 footer all night!
West Michigan here!
Thanks to this man, I run a 12 volt 55 amp power max for my troller. Runs that thing ass night pulling my 2072 around pretty dang good. I've got a 101 36 volt for back up when I fry my 12 volt though lol. Awesome vid Dustin apple!
North Central Iowa....I like it.. i think I'm going to build one
U really need a spacer between those converters. Well explanation of the converter
There's double nuts on the bolts. The top is suspended about 3/4" above the bottom.
@@DustinApple 10-4. I must have missed that. Like watching your videos bro. Keep-em-comin
I built the exact same box. I do need to add a set of fans. Mine got HOT last year. I was running a single 24v converter.
I think a guy might get by with a single without fans but only if you mount the output fan of the converter directly to the outside of the box and have plenty of intake air coming in. What happened when it got hot?
Thank you for the info.
Wisconsin here
Watching from Evansville. Looking for other places to shoot other than Hovey Lake.
I have a brand new 24v converter mounted upside down on a lid of a storage compartment on my boat and I can't get the thing to work for me but I don't have it grounded. However I don't know much about them is there anything I should do other than ground it?
Powermax has installation instructions on their site & have great customer service just call them.
Great video. I’m using my converter to only run my bowfishing lights. Should I adjust the unit to “fixed” and turn it down to say 13 amps? There aren’t many videos on here about adjusting your powermax.
unless you understand the inner workings of a converter and electricity you should probably leave it alone.
West Central Missouri. Just got my converters put in a few weeks ago, three 12 volt Powermax's for my Riptide 112. Love fishing all night with full batteries now! i've been running my genny all the time. Hadn't thought about just running it when moving spots. Does pumping that many amps that fast shorten battery life? Love your channel! Happy sticking!
Batteries are simply holding tanks. You can drain them or fill them fast the only issue is draining them lower than 12v. Or over charging them for a extended period of time.
I personally don't run a converter all night. I'll turn it on after 3-4 hours and listen to the genny. When I hear it step down to the lower output I'll unplug it for another 3hrs. This minimizes fuel consumption and the opportunity to over charge.
Central Texas here. I also run a 24v powermax. I’ve heard that it’s best to turn the voltage down on these to 2 stages at no more than 27v, or it can fry the motherboard in the troller (2 stage down from 3). Do you know anything about that Dustin?
Gary Briggs has a video on that.
I'm not entirely convinced that 2 more volts will fry a board. I feel like its having full power all the time and using it. Trollers are momentary motors meant to be used sparingly. I think we burn them down with heat build up.
I'd recommend you have a 20a 110 plug on this set up
The generator used a 30amp plug.
@@DustinApple perfect, couldn't see that from the video. Thank you. What's your thoughts on the Cajun sucker punch bow?
@@travisgeorge7602 I don't recall seeing anything bad about them. I only shot the original from 7-8 years ago. Obviously Cajun is owned by Bear archery so quality should be top shelf.
@@DustinApple looking for my first bow fishing set up.
How much will this cost to get one built
very cool....what do you use it for?
How do you hook the lights up to the converter?
You don't. You hook them both to a battery.
I have the opposite of this box, it takes my 12vbattery bank and runs my 110v lights because I don't like the generator noise
Thats a inverter not a converter. Why didn't you just buy DC lights?
@@DustinApple honestly I ordered 12v cob leds from chine cheap to save a little money they showed up on a Saturday and were 110v. I was leaving for week at Barkley on Tuesday so I just ran with it . they worked so well I just never have changed them.
that's what i need ... got tons of dc but no generator
West Virginia
ah...ok you have a genset and u hook this to it to charge batteries.... cool got it now...lol
Yes a Converter changes 120v to DC power. But at 10x the power of a trickle charger. If you make more amps going in than your taking out then your batteries are always healthy. A properly rigged setup will stay at full capacity no matter how many hours you are on the water.
I've got a bowfishing related question and I'm wondering if anyone can help. Where can I find cables for older Oneidas? Closest company I can find is "G strings" but they have no contact info and aren't answering any inquiries I post to their site.
Thanks
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30a would be safer
West Virginia