Best Rv batteries
What would you rate as the best Rv batteries for dry camping. Name brand,reason. Thank you
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I'll add a point that no one else has made yet, re 6 volt vs 12 volt.
Engine starting batteries are built with many thin lead plates in every cell. This is to maximize the number of square inches of lead in contact with the acid. This is how you get the maximum cranking AMPS out of the battery to power the starter.
6 volt golf cart batteries are TRUE deep cycle batteries, similar to the ones used in floor sweepers, pallet trucks, etc. They are built with very thick, heavy lead plates.
So called RV/Marine batteries are hybrids, with plates that are thicker than an engine starting battery, but not as thick as the plates in a TRUE deep cycle battery.
There are a FEW 12 volt deep cycle batteries - I think Trojan makes a couple models, but they are expensive. 6 volt golf cart batteries enjoy economy of scale, they make so many of them, and it's a very competitive market, which helps keep the price as low as possible.
TRUE deep cycle batteries will give you 1,000 to 1,200 (50%) cycles, whereas RV/Marine batteries will give you 400 or so, and an engine starting battery would be lucky to give you 50 to 75.
New RVs all come with the 12 volt RV/Marine batteries cause they are cheaper for the manufacturers to buy. Savvy full-time RV'ers always replace them with the 6 volt GCs when they go bad.
Engine starting batteries are built with many thin lead plates in every cell. This is to maximize the number of square inches of lead in contact with the acid. This is how you get the maximum cranking AMPS out of the battery to power the starter.
6 volt golf cart batteries are TRUE deep cycle batteries, similar to the ones used in floor sweepers, pallet trucks, etc. They are built with very thick, heavy lead plates.
So called RV/Marine batteries are hybrids, with plates that are thicker than an engine starting battery, but not as thick as the plates in a TRUE deep cycle battery.
There are a FEW 12 volt deep cycle batteries - I think Trojan makes a couple models, but they are expensive. 6 volt golf cart batteries enjoy economy of scale, they make so many of them, and it's a very competitive market, which helps keep the price as low as possible.
TRUE deep cycle batteries will give you 1,000 to 1,200 (50%) cycles, whereas RV/Marine batteries will give you 400 or so, and an engine starting battery would be lucky to give you 50 to 75.
New RVs all come with the 12 volt RV/Marine batteries cause they are cheaper for the manufacturers to buy. Savvy full-time RV'ers always replace them with the 6 volt GCs when they go bad.
