Running on one battery
Help! I have two 12-volt batteries in parallel under my step. One of them cracked and leaked. I have remove the one bad battery. The other appears fine. Can I just wire the one battery into the c...
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pnichols wrote:
What the OP experienced is an important advantage from using a couple of 12V deep cycle batteries in parallel in one's RV instead of using a couple of 6V deep cycle batteries in series in one's RV.
Two deep cycle twelves provide backup redundancy if ever caught out and about when one battery goes bad.
Maybe... But golf cart batteries in general are probably more reliable than 12vs in the first place. Far more robust construction. Id take my chances with 2 6vs and enjoy extra capacity, and trust them in harsher conditions than conventional "deep cycle" 12s. However, a trojan or lifeline branded battery of either type would surely be dependable and the winner over the cheaper of either kind.
