Lowrance PORTABLE POWER PACK 15 User Manual
Pub. 988-0147-871
PPP-15
Portable Power Pack
Installation Instructions
This ice fishing power pack is designed for use with the following products:
Lowrance
Even though it was designed for ice fishing, this
power pack can also extend your sonar's use into
warm weather angling. It's ideal for fishing from
a dock or pier. Crappie fishermen who tie up to
drowned trees will find the PPP-15 useful for
that type of stationary fishing as well.
With an optional portable Skimmer
transducer, you can run the unit in your own
boat, or take it along as a second sonar in a
friend's boat. The versatile color sonars that are
compatible with the PPP-15 have scrolling chart
displays as well as flasher displays, making
them fully functional for both boat trolling and
stationary use.
The PPP-15 package includes: freeze resistant
power pack carry bag, base plate, quick
release mounting bracket, rechargeable gel
cell battery, battery charger, ice fishing
transducer, transducer mounting rod, swing
arm and adjustment lock for holding the
mounting rod, and the nuts and bolts needed
to assemble the power pack.
X67C sonar and M68C sonar/GPS combo.
PPP-15 Portable Power
Pack with transducer
installed. Shown with
the X67C IceMachine .
When assembled, the pack is designed to fit comfortably inside a typical
5-gallon plastic bucket. This power pack can also use an optional battery adapter that holds eight "D" size batteries.
You can assemble everything without tools, but it's easiest if you have a
screwdriver, and perhaps a small adjustable wrench or pair of wire pliers.
INSTALL MOUNTING BRACKET
1. Attach the quick release mounting bracket to the base with the two
nylon nuts and bolts. See the following figure.
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Velcro straps
Nylon nut and bolt for mounting bracket.
Battery
Secure mounting bracket to base plate as shown at left, and slide the
battery straps through the slots on either side of the tray.
2. Slide the Velcro straps through the slots on either side of the battery tray as shown in the preceding figure.
BATTERY CARE
Charger
Red connector
Black
connector
Battery
Indicator light
Battery charger's indicator light glows red when charging, green when
battery is fully charged. To charge, attach red connector to red (posi-
tive) contact and black connector to black (negative) contact.
Make sure the battery is fully charged before you use the PPP-15 for
the first time. When fully discharged, it takes approximately nine hours
to recharge the battery. Under ordinary operating conditions, the battery will run your unit with the backlight on for approximately 24
hours before it needs recharging. (Battery capacity will vary depending
on the temperature and water depth.)
To charge the battery, plug the charger into a 110 VAC electrical outlet,
then connect the red lead to the red battery contact and connect the
black lead to the black battery contact. When you plug in the charger,
the indicator light glows green to indicate it is receiving power. When
you connect the battery, the light turns red, showing it is charging.
When the light turns green again, the battery is fully charged.
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You can recharge the battery after every fishing trip, even if the battery was not fully discharged. This will always keep the unit ready for
your next fishing expedition. Disconnect the battery when stored for
long periods of time. You should also consider charging the battery once
a month while in storage. Your sonar's Ice Flasher page includes a battery gauge so you can monitor how much power you have remaining.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Position the battery in the battery tray with the contacts pointed toward the rear of the base plate, away from the mounting bracket.
Battery
contacts
Place battery into battery tray as shown.
2. Secure the battery in the tray with the Velcro straps.
3. Attach the power leads from the power/transducer cable to the battery contacts or terminals. Connect the red wire to the red or positive
terminal and connect the black wire to the black or negative terminal.
Black wire
Red wire
Battery shown connected to sonar unit's power leads.
4. Plug the cable's uniplug push-on connector into the socket on the
back of the sonar unit. See the following figure.
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Plug in here.
Connect the sonar unit to the power/transducer.
CAUTION:
When using the sonar in a saltwater environment, we strongly
recommend that you unplug the red and black power connectors
from the battery terminals when the unit is not in use. When the
unit is turned off but still connected to a power supply, electrolysis can occur in the power cable plug. This may result in corrosion of the plug body along with the electrical contacts in the cable and the unit's power socket.
Optional D cell battery adapter. Connect black to black and red to red.
MOUNTING THE UNIT
1. After the power cable is attached, hold the sonar unit vertically and slide
it onto the bracket from above. (The back of the unit should be touching the
front of the bracket as you lower it into position.) As you push down, the
unit will lock into place with a distinct click.
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