12v to 6v review?
Currently have 2-12v 7ear old batteries that appear to be getting weak. Am thinking of replacing with 2-6v GC batteries (or maybe 4). Anyone have experience or real world review of moving to t...
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BFL13 wrote:
I find the Can Tire 230AH 6s are great at a good price, although they have gone up $25 recently. They are East Penn Deka GC15s. I have four and no problems with running the MW etc with a 2000w inverter.
You do have problems with only two 6s, but not with four down to 50% SOC. If you ran the batts down lower than 50% then the inverter alarm would sound even with four 6s.
Can Tire has recently added a 215AH 6, which is at a very good price, looking at 230 vs 215, but I don't know if it is an East Penn. If it is, that would be the better deal with four of those.
Hit the nail on the head on inverter use with GC. I also have four 6V and they run a 800VA load on the inverter down to near 50% as well, but with only two it would shut down around 80%.
I can easily live with the 50% limit. 80%, nope, to much hassle.
