ron.dittmer wrote:
klutchdust,
I know you want to stay with a pair of 12V batteries in parallel, but I would like to read of others who favor a pair of 6v batteries in series. Maybe you will be persuaded to consider that. I also say this because I switched from two wet 12V batteries to two AGM 6V (from Sam's Club) batteries this season. I will find out later this season, how well they perform. I am "all in" now with hopes of better performance rather than regret.
We exclusively camp without hookups for 2 to 4 weeks at a time.
My experience with 12Vs has not been good. They don't take the punishment well enough with one of the two failing, then the charger boiling both because it can't get to the right voltage. I always replace in-pairs too.
I figure if batteries in-series is best for flashlights, power tools, etc. I'd give it a try for our rig.
I could get 225AH using Trojan T-105 flooded in series. There isn't a local market for 6 volt AGM. Trojans run about 125 each. This is higher AH than my present 12 volt parallel set up.
