Why should I switch to golf cart 6v batteries
Can anyone explain in plain easy to understand language what practical benefits you derive from replacing 12v coach batteries to 6v golf cart batteries? I currently have 2 group 24 (95AH) batteries ...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I read the OP's post as a question regarding friends who are trying to "convince him" to go to GC220 batteries. Reality may argue for or against his friend's advice. Batteries that perform satisfactorily and get used perhaps a dozen cycles a year are in a category of their own.
x2. Don't fix it if it works.
2*6 is equivalent to 215 or 225 AH @12V, depending on model, and can be found for less than $250. It would be difficult to find decent 2*110 AH 12V deep cycle batteries at that price. This is, I think, the main reason for those who use 6V. There are no firm data that under the right treatment 2*6 would last longer.
6V can take more abuse, yes. Reserve amps, i.e. minutes of running it at high current all the way to zero SOC is a form of abuse, a severe one. If your lifestyle inevitably results in abusing batteries often - get 2*6V, they would last a little longer and would also cost cheaper.
