Yet another battery question
Hi y’all I’m still shopping batteries for my solar setup. I want agms and am leaning toward 6v gc instead of 12v deep cycle. Does that sound reasonable? I know this is vague but I’m trying to keep i...
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David,
Well, this 12V Group 31 115AH AGM Fullriver battery (two of which are in our RV) weighs 73.2 lbs: http://www.fullriverbattery.com/product/batteries/DC115-12
And, this 12V Group 31 125AH AGM Lifeline battery weighs 74 lbs: http://lifelinebatteries.com/products/marine-batteries/gpl-31xt/
Which means that the two batteries probably use very close to the same volume of lead.
Which in turn means that the two probably have either -> very close to the same thickness of plates, or if not -> that one of them has enough higher quantity of thin plates (Fullriver?) so as to about equal in weight the other's (Lifeline?) lower quantity of thick plates.
:h
Well, this 12V Group 31 115AH AGM Fullriver battery (two of which are in our RV) weighs 73.2 lbs: http://www.fullriverbattery.com/product/batteries/DC115-12
And, this 12V Group 31 125AH AGM Lifeline battery weighs 74 lbs: http://lifelinebatteries.com/products/marine-batteries/gpl-31xt/
Which means that the two batteries probably use very close to the same volume of lead.
Which in turn means that the two probably have either -> very close to the same thickness of plates, or if not -> that one of them has enough higher quantity of thin plates (Fullriver?) so as to about equal in weight the other's (Lifeline?) lower quantity of thick plates.
:h
