switching to two 6 volt batteries?
I'm about to replace my two AF1150 batteries. They're currently Interstate Deep Cycle 12 volts wired in parallel. I'm thinking of going with two 6Volt golf cart batteries. Sam's sells the Duracel...
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#1Flyboy wrote:valhalla360 wrote:…. I would think that NO maintenance & NO acid spilling in the battery compartment & NO acid fumes would be a BIG advantage over regular FLA batteries!…………#1Flyboy wrote:
….. I’d recommend 2 - 6 Volt AGM ( No adding water, No acid fumes, Maintenance free, can mount in ANY position, Lasts Longer, proven technology, etc., etc. ) batteries
Unless you plan to roll the trailer, not much advantage with AGM and a lot of extra cost. Boil an AGM and there is no putting more water in, they are simply trash. Standard 6v batteries that are not abused should be good for 6-10yrs.
As to the OPs suggested batteries, they should be a nice upgrade over the current starting batteries (which are simply re-labled as marine or dual purpose). 6V batteries are true deep cycle designs.
Side note: It does seem odd that the 20amp rating is 230amp-hr but the 5amp rating is 174amp-hr. Typically, the slower you pull the amps the more amp-hr you get out of a battery.
10min to add water a couple times per year...ehhh. Should be checking on connections etc anyway.
Never spilled acid or had fumes do any damage, so...ehhh.
AGM were designed for planes (and to a lesser degree boats) where the batteries might wind up at extreme angles resulting in flooded batteries dumping the acid. If your RV batteries are rolling that far, you have much bigger problems than a little spilled acid.
