mikenem
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Been seeing alot on here lately about one 12v vs two 6v batteries. I need a new battery for my Coyote hybrid and wasn't sure what to go with. Looking for pros and cons. Thanks in advance.
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donn0128
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If you are always on hookups, then a single 12 volt is more than enough. If you boon dock most of the time then 2-6 volts will give you slightly better service.
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Keith M
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Unless you stay plugged in you cant have too much battery. Two 6-volt batteries gives you the power of 3 12 volt batteries. The other advantage of the 6's is that they can withstand more abuse. If you have the space then go with two 6 volt batteries. Also change all of your lights to LED lights if you plan on being unplugged.
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as the others said, depends on whether you dry camp or always have hookups.
i rarely have hookups with my hybrid and i have two 12v deep cycle, since the 6v are taller and i had height restrictions.
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pianotuna
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Hi Keith,
Those must be mighty small 12 volt batteries.
Here would be the numbers for me:
twin six volt batteries would total 232 amp-hours @ twelve volts.
Triple twelve volt batteries would total 375 amp-hours @ twelve volts.
My old RV had twin twelve volts (total 250 amp-hours) that are still meeting the needs of the new owner. They are 10 years old.
Keith M wrote:Two 6-volt batteries gives you the power of 3 12 volt batteries. The other advantage of the 6's is that they can withstand more abuse.
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pianotuna
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Hi Mike,
It depends how you camp.
If boondocking, squeeze in as many amp-hours as is possible without exceeding the weight allowance for the compartment.
If electric hook ups are always used then a single 12 volt battery will meet the needs.
mikenem wrote:Been seeing alot on here lately about one 12v vs two 6v batteries. I need a new battery for my Coyote hybrid and wasn't sure what to go with. Looking for pros and cons. Thanks in advance.
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pianotuna wrote:Hi Mike,
It depends how you camp.
If boondocking, squeeze in as many amp-hours as is possible without exceeding the weight allowance for the compartment. I agree with Don. If you have room for two 6V's or three 12V's, I'd go with the 3 12V's.
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There are several things that need to be looked at,, I see folks have talked about how much power you need.
A pair of six volt in series (Standard GC-2) give 220-230 amp hours at the 20 hour rate. A single Group 24 about 75, Group 31, about 130 as I recall.
Now, Some folks (Myself included) Like the GC2 because we believe it is a DEEP CYCLE and we feel that DEEP CYCLE is better for "house" use. . Others either show why DEEP CYCLE are bettery (I won't bother doing that) or argue that there is no difference (I believe there is and I've researched a lot).
But the bottom line is this.
Was in camping world and they ahd a rack of "Deep cycle" not one of them had a 2 digit price tag
Sams sells six volt GC-2's for around 70 bucks each.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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