[C320-list] Are 6V Batteries Superior To 12V Batteries For DeepCycle Applications?

[Russell G. Monaco]

2 4D's in my 1999, the only thing i've ever heard here
russ monaco

On 6/16/06, Robert Seastream <seastream at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> What group batteries are in the 320?  I've got a 2002 model year and
> would like to know.  I think they're 8D but have heard 4D somewhere.
>
> Bob
>
> On Jun 16, 2006, at 9:42 PM, David Gleason wrote:
>
> > In years past, around 1956 or so, the auto industry started switching
> > from 6 volt to 12 volt systems.  One of the reasons I was told was that
> > according to Ohms law, by increasing the voltage to 12 they were able
> > to
> > reduce the size of the wiring needed to carry the same amperage.  The
> > battery cables on 6 volt auto were twice the size of what you see on 12
> > volt autos.
> >
> > Dave Gleason
> > Proud Mary, #150
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:28:22 -0500 "Robert E. Sloat"
> > <resloat at comcast.net> writes:
> >> A comment-If 6 volt batteries are better, why does every sailboat
> >> manufacturer equip their product with 12 volts batteries.  And they
> >> don't
> >> even offer a 6 volt option.  Their options often are upgrading so
> >> they must
> >> have made the decision that the 6 volt thing is not an improvement.
> >>  ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <BAdams3491 at aol.com>
> >> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 3:54 PM
> >> Subject: [C320-list] Are 6V Batteries Superior To 12V Batteries For
> >> DeepCycle Applications?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Seems to me we have always thought the answer was yes.   This is
> >> from the
> >>> Optima Battery web site:
> >> (_http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/faq17.asp_
> >>> (http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/faq17.asp) )
> >>>
> >>> It's popularly believed that 6 volt batteries are better for deep
> >> cycle
> >>> power applications than 12 volt batteries, but it isn't true. This
> >> myth
> >> likely
> >>> developed from the fact that golf carts use 6 volt systems.
> >> Because golf
> >> cart
> >>> batteries were the only deep cycle batteries widely available for
> >> many
> >> years,
> >>> the best way to obtain good 12 volt deep cycle power was to
> >> connect two 6
> >>> volt golf cart batteries in series (or more batteries could be
> >> connected
> >> in a
> >>> combination series and parallel configuration for higher voltages
> >> like 24
> >> volts
> >>> or 36 volts.) The effectiveness of that approach owed entirely to
> >> the
> >> design
> >>> characteristics and quality of the batteries used, not to the fact
> >> that
> >> the
> >>> batteries used produced 6 volts.
> >>>
> >>> In reality both 6 volt batteries and 12  volt batteries are simply
> >> built
> >> from
> >>> 2 volt cells; if a battery is built with  three such cells, it's a
> >> 6 volt
> >>> battery. If a battery is built with six such  cells, then it's a
> >> 12 volt
> >> battery.
> >>> To make a 12 volt system by connecting two 6  volt batteries in
> >> series is
> >> to
> >>> do nothing more than to build a 12 volt battery  with two cases
> >> and
> >> external
> >>> interconnection. In fact, every cable end connection  results in
> >> some
> >>> efficiency loss, so the two 6 volt batteries, because they must
> >> be
> >> connected by a
> >>> cable, will be slightly less efficient than the 12 volt unit.
> >>> Comments?
> >>> Bert
> >>> At Ease
> >>> #442
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>


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