Charging a Battery Bank
I am planning on upgrading my batteries to 4 6v batteries wired in series and parallel to have a 12v system with plenty of Amp Hours. There is a ton of information on how to wire things up but nothing...
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full_mosey wrote:Joel_T wrote:
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Using generalities, doesn't this kind of hold true? 5 lbs per cell = starter battery, 10 lbs per cell= marine batt, 20 lbs per cell = deep cycle batt
Nope. You seem to believe one type may have more lead than another depending on plate thickness. Batteries of equal Amp-Hours will generally have the same weight. Riddle; which weighs more, a pizza cut into 8 slices or 12 slices?
HTH;
John
A 6v GC battery generally weighs in 54>62 pounds
And they are deep cycle, do that is almost true when taking about 3 cell batteries
But single cell 2.1v cells weigh several hundred pounds each
12v 6 cell batteries weigh about 9 pounds per cell average, no matter starter, marine , AGM etc..
More lead is better, but compared pounds to pound, it's the internal construction that is the determining factor, thin plates can give high surges for starting, but suffer erosion and internal shedding and break down
Thick plates can provide power at a slower rate, but hold up to the repeated cycling
