Unified Marine 50090681 Power Station Battery Box

by Unified Marine

Product Features

• Determine battery condition at the touch of a button
• Easy accessory hook up
• Plug in Socket
• User friendly built-in battery meter.
• External connectors

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FZ4U4M
• Item model number: 50090681
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,530 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #11 in Automotive > Motorcycle & ATV > Parts > Gauges
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Patent number D449,578 S. Determine battery condition at the touch of a button. Easy accessory hook-up with the external terminals. No more hassles opening a standard box to get at terminals. Power Port allows use of common accessories. Includes a 12-volt plug to wire to most any 12v accessory. Circuit Breaker removes hassles of fuses. Charge directly from the external terminals. No need to open the battery box until the battery needs to be replaced. Accepts 24 and 27 size batteries -User friendly built-in battery meter. Accepts cigarette lighter plug adapters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars MWS, April 26, 2010

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M. Smith (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unified Marine 50090681 Power Station Battery Box (Sports)

I own both the MK (Minn Kota) pwr station and the UM (Unified Marine) 50090681 pwr station, therefore I'm writing this for both. Luckily I purchased the UM to hold my back up battery. If quality is worth the cost to you then the Minn Kota is the choice. I've had the MK pwr station on a few trips so far with no problems.

Quick comparison: MK box container is well made and transports my heavier 27 battery with no problems, strap is well made. Now for the UM, placed my lighter 24 battery and proceeded to lift box by the handle - handle came up but the box remained on the floor. Unbelievable...quick fix drilled some screws through to secure the handle, not sure how long this will last. Strap hasn't broke yet, but my confidence is very low that it will make it out of the garage for the 2nd trip.

Power meter: MK works well with good quality readings on charge. UM, not sure why they bothered to even place this on the box...cheap/unless. Only reflect a full charge when you have it plugged to the charger, and that's the only time you can trust what it reads.

Power lugs are fine on both, with the MK still being better quality.

Power accessory have not used yet so can not provide any feedback.

As stated above I only got the UM for my back up battery case so not overly disappointed, it works for my application, it's priced low, has a circuit breaker and pwr lugs work fine, so I'll give it a 2 star rating. However, if your getting this as your primary box for your trolling motor with needs of a higher quality box with a power meter that works, it's best to spend the extra money on better box.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a very good design., June 16, 2008

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Muazzam Saeed (Hicksville, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unified Marine 50090681 Power Station Battery Box (Sports)

The plastic buckle of the belt broke the very first day. A typical battery weighs 30-40 pounds. The buclke is made up of cheap plastic that cannot survive the weight.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but could be better, November 22, 2008

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Alan Waldron "zBrain" (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unified Marine 50090681 Power Station Battery Box (Sports)

I use this to hold my primary battery that drives a trolling motor on my 10' Walker Bay.

Pros:
* Nice external power hookups
* Plenty of room for my Group: 27 size battery and a Minn Kota circuit breaker I installed inside
* Side handles (for heavy batteries)

Cons:
* The battery charge indicator tends to show less charge than the actual charge (not to bad)
* Case and strap buckle are too lightweight to carry my 70 lbs. battery by the handle
* The strap buckle is already cracked and needs to be much stronger
* Car lighter style plug is not secure enough for accessories to stay connected

Al in all I am happy with my purchase but that is mainly because I have not found a better unit that has these features.