12v vs 6v batteries
My 5r came with a single 12v battery. Does fine for now but I want to change out for as many amp hours as I can get. Which provides the longest power? 2 12v or 2 6v? Logic tells me that 2 12v batterie...
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bpounds wrote:laknox wrote:
I'd =still= like to know where I can find VENTED GC2 battery boxes...
Lyle
I 'think' what you mean, is boxes with a vent attachment point. I did not find such a thing either, and I do not consider it important. Neither did my dealer that installed the box. Ran it that way for a few years, and finally got around to attaching the vent hose.
The box I use is a NOCO HM-426. Drilled my own hole in the top with a holesaw. Screwed the spiral flex hose into the hole. Works fine, no corrosion in my compartment. But there wasn't before either. This is my forward compartment, and it is far from sealed to begin with.
For the OP, you probably don't really need dual batteries if you don't dry camp. If you go with dual 6v, there are these kind of issues that need to be considered.
I had 2 6v on my old FW and want to have them on my new one, too. We =do= dry camp, probably 1/3 to 1/2 the time, so having true deep cycle batteries is necessary, even if we give up some amp hours. Problem I'm running in to is that where the batteries are mounted is in a narrow area, with some constrictions, and need to have separate boxes. Otherwise, I'd get a dual, tandem mount (inline, not side x side), boxes.
What size hole saw did you use?
Lyle
