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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Hi Huntin,
Yes the "plates" are 1.7 times as thick in a golf cart as opposed to a Marine. But that makes about zero difference. What makes the difference is the "doping" of the paste with antimony. With the thicker plates comes greater resistance and more voltage drop.
One really has to compare apples to apples. For testing purposes I put a load of 339 amps on my banks. Don't do that with the equivalent sized (in amp-hours) six volt bank.
For my use (3000 watt inverter), 12 volt jars make better sense. For Mena, they don't.
And for both Mena and myself LI would be better than any of the lead acid chemistries. Right now I can't afford $2800 for LI. My bank is showing signs of age now, but four of the batteries are now over nine years old.
Yes the "plates" are 1.7 times as thick in a golf cart as opposed to a Marine. But that makes about zero difference. What makes the difference is the "doping" of the paste with antimony. With the thicker plates comes greater resistance and more voltage drop.
One really has to compare apples to apples. For testing purposes I put a load of 339 amps on my banks. Don't do that with the equivalent sized (in amp-hours) six volt bank.
For my use (3000 watt inverter), 12 volt jars make better sense. For Mena, they don't.
And for both Mena and myself LI would be better than any of the lead acid chemistries. Right now I can't afford $2800 for LI. My bank is showing signs of age now, but four of the batteries are now over nine years old.
