Charging 6v golf cart batteries?
Hello all! I'm new to campers but have been enjoying learning about my new (used) Viking 10ft popup truck bed camper. It did not come with any house batteries. After some research and looking at my b...
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wa8yxm wrote:
THERE ARE NO SIX VOLT BATTERIES IN RVs.. they are all 12 volt (once installed)
You do realize that your statement is highly flawed?
Your arguing over the case of the battery.
FLA batteries are made up of 2V "cells" wired in series, doesn't matter if it a "6" or "12" case. There is no such thing as a native 6V or 12V battery, they are made up of a series string of 2V cells to get the final desired voltage.
To get a specific voltage above 2V the 2V cells are "grouped" in a case and wired in series.
6V case contains three 2V cells prewired in series and a 12V case contains six cells prewired in series.
You can use two 6V cases in a 12V electrical system as long as the two 6V cases have been wired in series (pos of one to negative of the other)..
Once the 6V cases have been wired in series you can treat them the same as a 12V case..
The same holds true for any "battery" above the nominal cell voltage whether it is FLA, Gel, Nicad, NiMH, Lithium, they all have specific single cell voltages which is not 6V or 12V and to get 12V the individual cells are wired in series..
