re 12v vs 6v Batteries
Extremely strange to read all the opinions re this subject. Most written by author "OLDMAN" I purchased my new Wildwood last month. The contact person that did the paperwork was a "OLDMAN". In my co...
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pnichols wrote:
Troll or not, the scenario the OP talked about is similar to my situation.
When our RV was only about eight months old it's two wet cell Group 24 12V marine/starting batteries failed - probably from sitting on the dealer's lot too much in a discharged condition.
The dealer offered to replace them on warranty with two wet cell 6V golf cart batteries. I requested that instead he replace them with two dry cell (AGM) Group 29 12V deep cycle batteries.
This has been a great RV battery set for us that has never let us down so far and they're still going strong after more than six years of use. They'll power the furnace all night - in addition to a CPAP machine - for at least two nights plus power the RV for the two days, before I recharge them from about a 50% state of discharge.
The "6V versus 12V" battery issue should be constrained to a "6V deep cylce versus 12V deep cycle" battery comparison. Most RV discussions on this are comparing 6V deep cycle ("golf cart") battery performance to the commonly available 12V marine/starting battery performance. Comparing 6V deep cycle batteries to 12V marine/starting batteries is not an apples-to-apples comparison, even if the comparison is between these two differing battery technologies each with about the same overall amp hour capacities.
please stop interjecting common sense into any discussion of 6 v vs 12 v batteries.
thanks for your support.
bumpy
