2 12 volt batterys or 2 6 volt
what gives me the most bang for my money. every other rig that I have bought always had 6 volt battery's but the new one has 2 12 volt. not sure what works better.
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi red31,
No. But because of the thicker plate they may be able to be rescued more often than thinner plate designs.
It is always a trade off.
First understand that every cycle destroys part of the positive plate. There is no way around that--but a thicker plate, under the same load, may last longer.
2nd understand that reversing hard sulfation of the plates sort of "blasts" material off the surfaces. This material falls to the bottom of the cell and may be more or less inert and can not be used to store energy any more.
The best thing to do is to charge fully each and every cycle. There are just two economical ways to do that. One is to use shore power and the other is to have a solar system.
The system needs to be designed to fit the needs of the end user. If I had more than a beer budget I'd look at LI batteries with a propane powered heating system. But....I can't justify the costs. Instead my "best fit" is 12 volt agm jars. For some other person 6 volt batteries may be a better fit.red31 wrote:
are thicker plates 'easier' to recover from neglect/abuse?
The other advantage built into the design of 6 volt batteries is that they are taller, and the plates do not extend all the way to the bottom in the construction design. This means more shedding can fall down into the bottom of the battery before enough sheddings get high enough to short out the plates between the positive and negative sides, per cell. Advantage = 6V battery. Also, having more electrolyte capacity, they do not end up acid starved as easily as most Group 24, 27, 29, 31 car jar batteries. In general, 6V batteries don't have shape restrictions or size restrictions that inhibit them or limit them in design parameters from doing their job as best as possible. They were NOT designed to be fit or squeezed in or the tops cut off of them to fit under a slanted hood, or stuffed in next to an air filter or brake booster, or windshield washer reservoir, none of which are very good for the longevity of the battery doing what it is supposed to do, supply electricity, and recharge, many, many, many times.
