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05-20-2023, 01:59 PM
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Another Battery Question
It looks like my dealer issued lead acid battery has come to the end of its useful life. I want to replace it with 2 gc2 6 volt golf cart batteries. Problem is, I am not getting the the numbers. The ones I'm considering have the following specs: 395 minutes at 25 amps, 105 minutes at 75 amps. The second battery is: 409 minutes at 25 amps but it is an AGM and about twice the price. I know I need 2 wired in series. My questions are : which would be a longer lasting battery and would I need to upgrade my converter?
Thanks for any information,
Rick
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05-20-2023, 03:18 PM
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Site Team
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It sounds like you have and are looking at automotive “starter” batteries.
If you install a pair of golf cart batteries, you’ll need to get a box or boxes that fit that size battery. No change to the converter is needed but you’ll need to wire them correctly to get 12VDC.
Battery 1 negative to battery 2 positive
Positive trailer lead to battery 1 positive
Negative trailer lead to battery 2 negative.
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05-20-2023, 04:43 PM
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Here's what we use. https://www.costco.com/interstate-6-...100476406.html. There are several manufacturers brands available if Costco or Sams aren't an option.
200+ amp hours. Same price as standard car batteries. Works with the converter/charger in your trailer. And, they are about the same size as your current batteries.
They have worked well for us.
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05-25-2023, 06:39 AM
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I went to Tractor Supply and replaced my two with their house brand. I’ve used them before, excellent quality. Each is rated at 1050 amp hours, at $109.00 each. The last two survived 5 years of heavy use, often only recharged by solar. They supply plenty of punch, my thee slides move in and out quickly without any lag.
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05-25-2023, 02:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Falcon900pilot
I went to Tractor Supply and replaced my two with their house brand. I’ve used them before, excellent quality. Each is rated at 1050 amp hours, at $109.00 each. The last two survived 5 years of heavy use, often only recharged by solar. They supply plenty of punch, my thee slides move in and out quickly without any lag.
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That must be one heck of a battery. How on earth to you carry two of those? They must be gigantic and weigh a ton. My 100ah Renology Gel batteries at $250 each are jealous….
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05-25-2023, 05:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NH_Bulldog
That must be one heck of a battery. How on earth do you carry two of those? They must be gigantic and weigh a ton. My 100ah Renology Gel batteries at $250 each are jealous….
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I shouldn’t doubt a Falcon 900 pilot, but maybe a typo. Remove the last zero and you have 105ah. Just a guess
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05-26-2023, 03:45 AM
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I was making a sad attempt at humor.
That Tractor Supply battery is a co-branded Interstate battery with 1050 cranking amps. The reserve capacity is actually only 140 minutes (58.3 ah). Pretty underwhelming.
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05-26-2023, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: May 2019
Location: Cotulla, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NH_Bulldog
That must be one heck of a battery. How on earth to you carry two of those? They must be gigantic and weigh a ton. My 100ah Renology Gel batteries at $250 each are jealous….
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NH_Bulldog
I was making a sad attempt at humor.
That Tractor Supply battery is a co-branded Interstate battery with 1050 cranking amps. The reserve capacity is actually only 140 minutes (58.3 ah). Pretty underwhelming.
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Au contraire mon frère, your wit and humor was not lost in the attempt. Humor is a great way to point out an unforced error. We all need to be reminded to do better at proof reading. To make matters worse, spell check sometimes makes a bigger mess of our messes.
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