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01-12-2008, 03:58 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Livingston
Posts: 177
M.O.C. #53
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Golf cart batteries
I presently have 2 12V deep cycle batteries. One of which the dealer says has a dead cell. What should I expect in added capacity by going to 2 6V golf cart batteries. Also, what might be their cost. We have not done a lot of boon-docking, but are considering more. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Dennis
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01-12-2008, 05:37 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Kettle Falls
Posts: 400
M.O.C. #6321
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I just changed over to 2 golf cart batteries. As for cost, I bought them at Sams Club $65.00 + core charge each. I also got a case for 2 golf cart batteries, $94.00. You can get differnt types of golf cart batteries with more amp hours for more money. I like the idea of the golf cart batteries for the larger plates in the batteries giving more life to them as well as more power when boon-docking. Will see how they holdup when we go to Quartzsite.
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01-12-2008, 08:02 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kville
Posts: 2,865
M.O.C. #7871
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Dennis and Carol
I presently have 2 12V deep cycle batteries. One of which the dealer says has a dead cell. What should I expect in added capacity by going to 2 6V golf cart batteries. Also, what might be their cost. We have not done a lot of boon-docking, but are considering more. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Dennis
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Do you mean you are going to go from 2 12v batteries to 4 6v batteries or 2 6v batteries?
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01-12-2008, 09:34 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Haldimand County
Posts: 2,413
M.O.C. #122
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We have two Trojan T-105 6v Golf Cart batteries in a Blue Sea brand battery box that is designed for them. Each of the batteries and the were all in the $60-$70 range. They suit us fine for short term (extended weekends) boondocking or overnighting at a Flying J in cold weather. You have to compare amp hour ratings to know what arrangement is better. Good golf cart batteries are stronger and have more lead in them. They are heavy. The only real advantage of two six volts over a large 12 volt is that each 6 volt is lighter than the equivalent sized 12 volt.
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01-12-2008, 03:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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Two 12v's in parallel will give you more current capacity than two 6 volts in series to provide 12 volts. Deep cell Marine batteries should do just fine - that is what they are designed for in the boating world. Just my opinion's worth.
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01-13-2008, 05:39 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Davis
Posts: 482
M.O.C. #4524
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All I can say is day and night difference for us when we went from two 12 volt batteries to two 6 volt batteries.
Don't know if we fried our 12 volts or what had happened.....But after two years we were getting almost a whole weekend use. Then we couldn't even get two days of use without having to use the generator to charge up.
Kevin went out and bought two 6 volt batteries. He didn't pay over $100.00.
My goodness, there is such a difference. We have gone up to four days camping without recharging. (Of course not much heater use). The battery panel always says full.
* (Our old 12volt batt. boxes fit our new 6volt batts.)
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01-14-2008, 03:10 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northeast
Posts: 414
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Dennis,
There are 2 types of 12 volt batteries commonly found in RV's, Group 24 and Group 27. My Monty came with one Group 27. I have expanded to four group 27's. Amp hour comparisons (per the Trojan website) are as follows.
Group 24 (24-TMX) 85 amp hours (weighs 47lbs)
Group 27 (27-TMX) 105 amp hours (weighs 55lbs)
Golf Cart (T-105) 225 amp hours (6 volts) (weighs 62 lbs.)
Because the golf cart battery is 6 volts, you need 2 of them to get the 225 amp hours at 12 volts. Two Group 27's will give you 210 amp hours at 12 volts. So the difference in amp hours is not great. The difference in cost is not significant either. The main advantage of the golf cart battery is durability. They have thicker plates, and will last through more charge/discharge cycles, although either will last a long time if properly maintained.
If you want to learn more, do a Google search for "The 12 Volt Side of Life". Lots of good info there in layman's language.
Hope this helps.
Bob
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