Mixing AGM and Flooded Cell Batteries
Hi I tried posting this question earlier today but it apparently did not go through. I have a mobile hotspot and in some locations the data transmission is spotty. Any way, here is my question. My...
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BFL13, you raise an interesting scenario. Maybe I don'tneed the AGM chassis battery but I have no idea if 4 X6 volt GCs have enough CCA to start the Ford V10 in my 2013 Sightseer.
Can anyone else answer that question?
I am puzzled by the connection arrangements. Now the two systems are seperated from each other except when you manually deploy the interlock switch when a boost is needed. As it comes from the factory the two systems are isolated from each other. This protects the chassis circuits from the high voltages your inverter/charger puts out in the equalization mode. Is this an important issue or does it not matter?
Another question that I should have raised originally is whether to abandon my very expensive, 6 month old, Trojan group 27 12 volt deep cycles rated at 130 AH each and replace them with 4 new 6 volt GC's or keep the two existing 12V group 27's and just add two more of the same to give me a total of 520 AH? The 6V golf carts hooked in series / parallel would give me 440 AH but is there a benefit, others than cost, that would suggest the 4x6V GC's over the 4x12V group 27's?
Mr Wizard, you also have extensive experience in these matters so I would appreciate your opinion as well
To be honest, I appreciate every ones opinion and wish to tnank you all for your feed back.
Lloyd
Can anyone else answer that question?
I am puzzled by the connection arrangements. Now the two systems are seperated from each other except when you manually deploy the interlock switch when a boost is needed. As it comes from the factory the two systems are isolated from each other. This protects the chassis circuits from the high voltages your inverter/charger puts out in the equalization mode. Is this an important issue or does it not matter?
Another question that I should have raised originally is whether to abandon my very expensive, 6 month old, Trojan group 27 12 volt deep cycles rated at 130 AH each and replace them with 4 new 6 volt GC's or keep the two existing 12V group 27's and just add two more of the same to give me a total of 520 AH? The 6V golf carts hooked in series / parallel would give me 440 AH but is there a benefit, others than cost, that would suggest the 4x6V GC's over the 4x12V group 27's?
Mr Wizard, you also have extensive experience in these matters so I would appreciate your opinion as well
To be honest, I appreciate every ones opinion and wish to tnank you all for your feed back.
Lloyd
