Battery Boxes
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Topic: Battery Boxes
Posted By: IdahoBoy
Subject: Battery Boxes
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 5:01pm
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I'm going to replace my one 12volt battery with two 6volts. I think the 6volts are larger than the 12 volt so I'm wondering if anyone knows off-hand if the battery rack that came standard on my 172 will accommodate the larger battery boxes or will I have to have it altered? I have to order the boxes so I don't know their dimensions. I'm going with Interstate batteries.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 5:54pm
You have 2 choices, two separate boxes, or a single end-to-end box that holds both. Either way, 2 6's fit.
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Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 5:58pm
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I am not sure about the tray dimensions. Just measure the width, length. Height shouldn't be an issue.
Get two boxes that fit end to end, or one double box that holds two to save more space, also the double box is easier to wire.
6 volt batteries weigh about 62 pounds each. A 12 volt will weigh about 52 pounds each.
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Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 5:58pm
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Drill holes in the bottom so they don't collect water. Also makes it easier for the wasps to get in......
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 6:24pm
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The standard batteries (usually one or two 12V batteries) are size 24. The 6V batteries that people have been talking about on this list are size 24.
Figure out your battery capacity by calculating how many watt-hours (WH)each one is by multiplying the AH rating by the voltage. Then you can just add up WH regardless of voltage or configuration (series/parallel does not matter when you use WH).
E.G. 6V * 225 AH = 1350 WH
an equivalent capacity 12V battery would be about 112 AH (12V * 112 AH = 1344 WH)
You want longer run times, get more WH.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
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Posted By: sailor323
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 6:42am
Originally posted by GlueGuy
The standard batteries (usually one or two 12V batteries) are size 24. The 6V batteries that people have been talking about on this list are size 24.
Figure out your battery capacity by calculating how many watt-hours (WH)each one is by multiplying the AH rating by the voltage. Then you can just add up WH regardless of voltage or configuration (series/parallel does not matter when you use WH).
E.G. 6V * 225 AH = 1350 WH
an equivalent capacity 12V battery would be about 112 AH (12V * 112 AH = 1344 WH)
You want longer run times, get more WH. |
Your arithmetic leaves out a critical factor. When using 6v batteries, you need 2 of them to make 12 volts. So, 12 X 225 = 2700 WH 2 group 24 12v batteries provide about 160 aH, 2 group 27 about 210 aH
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Posted By: sailor323
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 6:44am
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This is the box I use http://www.allbatterysalesandservice.com/browse.cfm/4,576.html
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 7:19am
Originally posted by john in idaho
Drill holes in the bottom so they don't collect water. Also makes it easier for the wasps to get in...... |
Wasps are less likely to get in through the holes than they are through the openings where the wires pass. I have dual 6V batteries in separate cases. The lids have large openings. The holes I drilled are small.
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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 10:49am
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We run dual 6V batteries in our 179 and also have separate battery cases. The cases cost something like $10 apiece at Batteries + Bulbs, which is also where we bought the batteries.
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 10:57am
Originally posted by sailor323
Your arithmetic leaves out a critical factor. When using 6v batteries, you need 2 of them to make 12 volts. So, 12 X 225 = 2700 WH 2 group 24 12v batteries provide about 160 aH, 2 group 27 about 210 aH |
I assumed it goes without saying that you need 12 volts no matter what.
So if you are using 6V batteries, you will need a minimum of 2. If you want to increase capacity with 6V batteries, you will have to do that in multiples of 2. That means 2, 4, 6, 8, and so on.
If you are using 12V batteries, you can add in any increment, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. The difference will be that regardless of how many 12V batteries you're using, they will be connected in parallel.
The battery math stays the same. When you are comparing AH, you're not really looking at capacity unless you are also looking at voltage. That means watt-hours.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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Posted By: sailor323
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2017 at 9:13pm
Originally posted by GlueGuy
Originally posted by sailor323
Your arithmetic leaves out a critical factor. When using 6v batteries, you need 2 of them to make 12 volts. So, 12 X 225 = 2700 WH 2 group 24 12v batteries provide about 160 aH, 2 group 27 about 210 aH |
I assumed it goes without saying that you need 12 volts no matter what.
So if you are using 6V batteries, you will need a minimum of 2. If you want to increase capacity with 6V batteries, you will have to do that in multiples of 2. That means 2, 4, 6, 8, and so on.
If you are using 12V batteries, you can add in any increment, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. The difference will be that regardless of how many 12V batteries you're using, they will be connected in parallel.
The battery math stays the same. When you are comparing AH, you're not really looking at capacity unless you are also looking at voltage. That means watt-hours. |
I prefer to talk in amp hours. But it doesn't really matter. Amps times volts equals watts. Regardless, most battery monitoring systems keep track of amps in and amps out. My point was that 2 6v batteries wired in series provide or amp hours than 2 12v batteries wired in parallel.
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Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2017 at 5:30am
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2- Trojan T-105 6 volt will have more energy than 2 Marine 12 volt "deep cycle dual purpose" batteries.
There are a very few true 12 volt deep cycle batteries out there, but they cost more than 6 volt batteries, They have similar energy performance.
If money doesn't matter, and you want solar as well, look at the RV Li-Ion 12 volt cells. About $2000 for a light, energy dense, very quick charge rate, high discharge rate and 1000+ charge cycles battery. Still cheaper to buy a pile of 6 volt batteries, bu the Li-Ion is MUCH lighter.
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2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD)
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2017 at 9:07am
Originally posted by sailor323
I prefer to talk in amp hours. But it doesn't really matter. Amps times volts equals watts. Regardless, most battery monitoring systems keep track of amps in and amps out. My point was that 2 6v batteries wired in series provide or amp hours than 2 12v batteries wired in parallel.
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Not true at all.
Equivalent sized 6V and 12V batteries measured in watt-hours are the same. Period.
Also, if the batteries are the same (measured in watt-hours), the 12V will last longer because the amperage going through each will be smaller. It's just physics.
A 100 AH 12V battery has the same energy value as a 200 AH 6V battery. In use, the current draw in the 2 * 12V will be half what happens on the 2 * 6V setup.
The issue is that people are comparing 225 AH 6V batteries to 85 AH 12V batteries. Those aren't even close to equivalent.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
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