Battery question

jalichty wrote:
My batteries are reaching the end of their good useful life and I am wondering whether to replace them with two 6 volt rather than two 12 volt ones?

Oh boy, here we go again on a subject that was already recently discussed to death. :R

Depends on your RVing lifestyle. Do you spend many nights with no hookups? Or are you a full hookup type of family.

jalichty wrote:
Would I have to change my inverter, I have a 2012 Jayco HT with no plans to get rid of it. Would the 6 volt ones give me a bit more reserve and more re-charges, are they worth the additional money? I have no plans on going solar, just wanting help with this decision.

Must change the CONVERTER? No. However if you want longest battery life or a fast charge on generator post the converter model number for best suggestions.

If you camp off-grid I recommend the GC2 batteries for more capacity, more discharge cycles, and longer life.

jalichty wrote:
My batteries are reaching the end of their good useful life and I am wondering whether to replace them with two 6 volt rather than two 12 volt ones? Would I have to change my inverter, I have a 2012 Jayco HT with no plans to get rid of it. Would the 6 volt ones give me a bit more reserve and more re-charges, are they worth the additional money? I have no plans on going solar, just wanting help with this decision.

Two 6v wired in series is essentially one BIG 12v battery, so your inverter won’t know the difference... Remember that when the voltage doubles from 6 to 12v, the amp hours are cut in half...Generally speaking, 6v GC’s (golf cart) have a deeper depth of discharge (DOD) than 12v automotive starting batteries, thus more ‘usable’ amp hours with the same size foot print, though they are about 3/4” taller... Per other threads, some manufactures offer ‘true’ 12v deep cycle batteries, but be advised that some that are available are advertised as deep cycle but are really of a hybrid engine starting type...