Bayuk89 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 I may or may not catch alot of shit for this post but its ok, i need the education. So im a field mechanic at an aerial lift company. We sell and service sissors, forklift, aerial booms, tele handlers, reach trucks ECT...... our sissors mainly use (4) 6 volt US batteries wired in series for 24 volts. Each battery is over 200 AH rating and like 75 amps @ 175 minutes or something like that.... i get a discount buying deka batteries so i know i could just buy a few deka intimidator batteries (agm) and be done..... but i was thinking with (2) 6 volt batteries in series i would have 400 AH and they are "extreme" deep cycle batteries. People use these sissor lifts 8+ hours a day and the electric motor pulls a bit of juice to drive the hydraulic pump. Thinking my future purchase of a 3500 watt amp wouldnt even phase these batteries much. Ive read on other forums and on facebook groups of other using these batteries just fine, but i feel i trust y'alls opinion more. I can get these batteries for $20-$30 less than retail (maybe more) they would be installed in my truck tool box in place where my deka G31 is currently. So what is your guys opinion ? When i get the 3500 watt amp my total system RMS will be about 4K. I know everyone is on board with quality AGM batteries such as kinetic, odessy and XS power ECT..... and i have read the reasons why to choose AGM. But is there any real reason to not uses these 6 volt batteries ? They are designed for high drain and long service life, people uses these batteries for over 40 hours a week and last atlease a year or two under heavy use.... in my truck while driving, they will only be used about 20 hours a month. Just wanting a valid answer as to why i shouldnt use them over the typical AGM 12 volt batteries.
Bayuk89 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Report Posted July 5, 2016 I take it no one is responding because they are biting their tounge about my post..... Or they them selfs dont know if there would be a problem with running these batteries..... (2) 6 volts wired in series 200 AH each (400 AH) total Rated for high drain/discharge.. Come on guys give me your opinions
DLHgn Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 I mean, it seems okay to me. The math seems to add up but then again i'm no battery expert (or any kind of expert for that matter) and have no clue about the ins and outs of batteries. Like I said, I assume they would be fine because the math adds up but their might be some sort of more complex detail that I don't know or am overlooking that makes them unsuitable for car audio use. Hope someone can give you a more educated answer than I am able to.
baller95 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 Good question! I don't see why there would be an issue but we'll let the experts chime in lol.
Mariothadon Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 Many people who compete in decibel contest use (two) 8 volt golf cart batteries in series. This gives an apparent voltage of 16 volts to each amplifier, but actually closer to 17.7 to 19.1 volts. You must find out if your amplifier is capable of this because many amplifiers cook and die at that high of an input voltage! Most will take 14.4 volts. That being said your 6 volt golf cart batteries will work but only run (two) in series so that the apparent voltage is 12 volts but actually closer to 14 to 16 volts.
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 When you wire batteries in series ah does not increase, it stays the same, So two 6v 200ah batteries in series would be 12v and 200ah. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.
DLHgn Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 When you wire batteries in series ah does not increase, it stays the same, So two 6v 200ah batteries in series would be 12v and 200ah. So lets say you have four of these batteries. If you ran two pairs of batteries in series (as in two series pairs) and then ran those two pairs in parallel, would you get a battery bank with 12v and 400ah?
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 When you wire batteries in series ah does not increase, it stays the same, So two 6v 200ah batteries in series would be 12v and 200ah. So lets say you have four of these batteries. If you ran two pairs of batteries in series (as in two series pairs) and then ran those two pairs in parallel, would you get a battery bank with 12v and 400ah? Yes. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.
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