lakeside1000 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 just built a magnet using a ford escort wiper motor, it will spin two dead pigeons at good speed but with a brand new fully charged 12v 5ah battery it will only run for about an hour before the battery is flat, no idea what size the motor is but it seems to be a bit heavy on amps, also running the power through a 20 meter cable so I can have the battery in the hide, does this affect the power drain, ideas or suggestions please. nothing rude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I would think most of us use 17ah batteries and the length of cable will have some effect too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Yes and yes to both questions, take as an average amperage use for a wiper motor with dead birds mounted 2 amp per hour ( amperage usage can vary a little from motor to motor) a 5 amp hour battery will last approximately two and a half hours . Using a long lead from the hide will burn up a little power as well especially if too thin . As above most use around a 17 amp hour battery for a good days shooting . Edited February 15, 2013 by deny essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesky pigeon Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hi lakeside,I use a 20ah it runs my flapper and rotary together all day even had two 6hr sessions on it without charging it. You could try using plastic decoys on it you'll get a little longer from it hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks, I was hoping to get away with a lighter battery weight but looks like I will have to upgrade , seems every time I go out I have more and more to carry, will have to start thinking about a trolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbit warren Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 forget a trolly just drive to the place were you want to build your hide weve messed about with motors for years and found the best ones are from the old mini metro ive made a couple of lightwieght ones as well from motors from ebay but get a motor with a 6mm output shaft 7amph batteries are ok for hypperflappers but you need 12-17amph ones for dead birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner269 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I use a 7ah battery on my magnet and get about six hours from it, using dead birds. So I assume that the magnet draws just over one amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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