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I have installed two golf cart 6 volt batteries.
With that said; Is it safe to take them lower than 50% discharge. Reading my digital volt meter at what point is a good number at which I should start charging.
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Originally posted by Patriot Dave

I have installed two golf cart 6 volt batteries.
With that said; Is it safe to take them lower than 50% discharge. Reading my digital volt meter at what point is a good number at which I should start charging.
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Dave

Dave,

Golf cart batteries cycle better than do the more common 12 volt marine batteries, but taking them below 50% on a regular basis will still reduce their lifespan.

At 12.2 volts, your batteries are roughly at 50% charge, so they should be recharged at that point, if not before.

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10012.7025.401.265
9512.6425.251.257
9012.5825.161.249
8512.5225.041.241
8012.4624.921.233
7512.4024.801.225
7012.3624.721.218
6512.3224.641.211
6012.2824.561.204
5512.2424.481.197
5012.2024.401.190
4512.1624.321.183
4012.1224.241.176
3512.0824.161.169
3012.0424.081.162
2512.0024.001.155
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1511.9623.921.141
1011.9423.881.134
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Great and Thanks for the info, it is much appreciated.
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Giving it some more thought; there is no difference between 1 - 12 volt verses 2 - 6 volts?
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The difference is two 6V batteries will generally give you much more capacity than a single 12V. Even two 12V batteries of the type usually employed (GP24, 27) are less capacity. And it's a fact that individual 2V cells like to be used in series, not parallel. It helps in equalizing the loads. 
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Either way it is a 12 volt system and the batteries function the same, just with more lead mass with the golf cart batts, which gives you more available energy.

The rule of thumb is stay above 50% DOD most of the time, an occasional dip below that is ok but never go below 35% DOD.  This is followed with most off-grid solar home systems.
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Originally posted by CharlieM

The difference is two 6V batteries will generally give you much more capacity than a single 12V. Even two 12V batteries of the type usually employed (GP24, 27) are less capacity. And it's a fact that individual 2V cells like to be used in series, not parallel. It helps in equalizing the loads. 

Thanks for the reply and I better now know or understand.



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Thanks for the reply.
DOD? Meaning?     _________ of Discharge
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DOD, short for the Depth of Discharge, is used to describe how much the battery is discharged
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Originally posted by JandL

DOD, short for the Depth of Discharge, is used to describe how much the battery is discharged


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