Battery time. 6V?
So the not so old batteries in the Camper are cooked. I pretty much knew it. One thing I didn't pay attention to and maintian the last few years. Never seen batteries so dry! Lol Good time to switc...
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We’re actually in agreement Dave. You’re right, it depends on a lot of factors. One you didn’t mention was space. Some TC’s can’t accommodate the height of GC2’s in the battery compartment.
If you can only accommodate 2 batteries, you should at least consider if you can accommodate 2 group 31’s. If you choose the right batteries, you could end up with a few more amp-hours available with 2 group 31’s vs 2 GC2’s. Now, if your TC was designed to use 6 volt batteries, and if you have the room for four of them, that’s probably the best battery for you.
Two 12 volt batteries are also able to discharge at a higher rate than 2 6 volt batteries due to double the number of cells. That may be important to you if your planning on using an inverter to power a high wattage load, like a microwave. If your power needs don’t include microwave use, then that might not be a factor for you.
Personally, I always look at the available battery storage space, and then decide what voltage and form-factor battery will put the most useable amp hours in that space. I also prefer to not have to mess with flooded batteries, so I prefer AGM’s.
Lifepo is still to expensive for me to consider, but if it weren’t, they would be the clear amp-hour per cu/ft winner.
:):)
If you can only accommodate 2 batteries, you should at least consider if you can accommodate 2 group 31’s. If you choose the right batteries, you could end up with a few more amp-hours available with 2 group 31’s vs 2 GC2’s. Now, if your TC was designed to use 6 volt batteries, and if you have the room for four of them, that’s probably the best battery for you.
Two 12 volt batteries are also able to discharge at a higher rate than 2 6 volt batteries due to double the number of cells. That may be important to you if your planning on using an inverter to power a high wattage load, like a microwave. If your power needs don’t include microwave use, then that might not be a factor for you.
Personally, I always look at the available battery storage space, and then decide what voltage and form-factor battery will put the most useable amp hours in that space. I also prefer to not have to mess with flooded batteries, so I prefer AGM’s.
Lifepo is still to expensive for me to consider, but if it weren’t, they would be the clear amp-hour per cu/ft winner.
:):)
