COACH BATTERIES

[wilfreddrabble]

Jack, The reason for using a pair of 6 volt golf cart batteries as
house batteries to replace a 12 volt battery is that the golf cart
batteries are supposed to be more robust and also able to take more
charge/discharge cycles.

Most of the time, the pair of 6 volt batteries wired together in
series have a higher amp hour rating than the battery they replaced
as well, a nice bonus.

So far as I know (not that I have any personal experience here), most
RV'ers who have tried this setup have been more satisfied with it
than with their previous 12v house battery.

The only downside I know of, aside from extra cost and trying to find
the extra room for those big batteries is maintenance: you have to
top up the golf cart batteries with distilled water regularly. As far
as I know, they aren't "sealed".

John Alldredge


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith"
wrote:
>
> I need some info for the Batteries in our 1973 Gas Coach.. When we
> bought it, there were 2 WalMart Maxx 29 Deep Cycle Marine
Batteries,
> 875 cranking amps & 675 cold cranking amps. One was installed in
the
> front battery compartment by the drivers seat & one in the Gennie
> Compartment. I installed another of the same "Up Front", and
another
> under the entry steps, in the places provided. These are all 12V
units.
> Now they are about ready to be replaced.
> Question is: Replaced with what?
> My Coach is stored in a Storage area without connections of any
kind,
> and all the batteries have the knife type disconnect switches.
> Would several 6V type be better for my use? AND WHY???
> Also, is a smaller size battery, (of same cranking amps) any
different
> from a physically much larger unit.. Will the larger one have
> more "Innerds" and last longer between charges, or have a longer
> battery life.??
> Most of the camping will be with hookups, but occasionally we will
> DryCamp for a couple of days.
> Jack Smith
> 1973FC31
> SoCal
>