2 6-volt or 2 12-volt batteries
Granted, 2 6-volt golf cart batteries last longer than 2 12-volt batteries. But what if one of the 6-volt dies, are you with out all power until a new 6-volt battery is purchased? Two neighbors of...
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bldrbuck wrote:x2
It really does'nt make much difference which you buy.
rbp111 wrote:
But what if one of the 6-volt dies, are you with out all power until a new 6-volt battery is purchased?
Assuming you're not talking about death from abuse or old age, it's specious reasoning.
The same argument could be applied to any 12v battery. What if someone dry camps with one 12v battery? Do we advise him/her to carry a spare? 2-6v batteries in series are nothing more than a 12v battery in two pieces, and it's no more likely to catastrophically fail than a 12v battery.
Having one battery fail is possible, yes, but probable? Hardly.
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