12V or 6V
I have a 5er that came with a single 12V RV battery. I am thinking of replacing it. What I don't know, given the same amperage, would I get better service from 2 12V batteries in parallel or 6 6 V b...
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time2roll wrote:
Either way I recommend 4 batteries minimum if running a 2000 watt inverter anywhere close to capacity.
Agreed, maybe even more if you plan to do more than a couple minutes with the microwave.
2000w translates to around 170amps @ 12v. A pair of 6v can provide the amperage as can a 12v starting battery. The problem is if you have 220 amp-hr @ 12v (supplied by 6v or 12v bank), you will be lucky to get 25-30min before you hit 50% charge pulling that kind of amperage (keep in mind Mr. Peurket will ding you hard with those kinds of draws)
Now if you start talking about exotic battery types, it's a totally different discussion from what the OP is asking about.
