which way is best 2 6V or 2 12V batteries

topflite51 wrote:

westend wrote:

topflite51 wrote:
If you only have space for two house batteries best to stick with 12 volt batteries, nothing better than loosing one 6 volt battery in the middle of NO WHERE and having your refer controls go dead because it requires 12 volts or being unable to pump water when needed. If you have space for 4 6 volt batteries go for it.

Have you had a 6 volt battery fail? Do you know or can point to one reference where anyone has had a 6 volt battery fail and has had the experience you describe?
I see this scenario described when the 6v vs 12v threads are active but I've never heard of one person having this problem. I would think it much more likely that a user could have a sulfated battery/s that won't accept a full charge. The owner would know that his batteries are at the end of life and shouldn't be surprised.
FWIW, I've worked on battery operated equipment, including fleets of golf carts, and sudden failure of a FLA battery was almost non-existent.

The answer to your question is YES, I had this happen to me. The battery was only 2 months old. So I guess now you have heard of a person having had this problem. It would have been a 4 hr drive up a rough dirt road for another 6 volt battery. Just not worth it.