Why didn't batteries last longer
The batteries in my TT seem to have lost most of their capacity after three years. Now three years isn't terrible performance, and I was looking for an excuse to switch to 6 volt anyway, but I'm curio...
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You will be happy with 6 volt batteries. They carry so much more water.
Actually you could stay with group 8D 12 volt battery, it is about 220 amp hours at 12 volts in a single (somewhat difficult to lift) 120 pound battery. After installing a pair of 67 pound batteries, you will be very happy that you picked the 6 volt golf cart batteries, in two easy to lift packages!
Yes it is about 62-67 pounds. Lots of lead, probably a gallon of water / acid mixture in each battery. The group 24 is less than a quart of water/acid mixture, and so much lead. You will be going from a pair of 65 AH batteries "lab rating" or total of about 80 real world amp hours to 220 AH and real world around 125 AH usable.
Get a solar panel, and you will be really happy while dry camping!
SunElec.com
Fred.
Actually you could stay with group 8D 12 volt battery, it is about 220 amp hours at 12 volts in a single (somewhat difficult to lift) 120 pound battery. After installing a pair of 67 pound batteries, you will be very happy that you picked the 6 volt golf cart batteries, in two easy to lift packages!
Yes it is about 62-67 pounds. Lots of lead, probably a gallon of water / acid mixture in each battery. The group 24 is less than a quart of water/acid mixture, and so much lead. You will be going from a pair of 65 AH batteries "lab rating" or total of about 80 real world amp hours to 220 AH and real world around 125 AH usable.
Get a solar panel, and you will be really happy while dry camping!
SunElec.com
Fred.
