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Originally Posted by profdant139
Wheatboy, what about 6 V seems so much better -- battery life? Performance? I am interested!
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Difference between 12V & 6V was night and day!
With the single 12V that came with our FF, we were lucky if it made it a day before going dead (& this was with us only lightly using LED lights, radio, & water pump for washing hands & toilet for two adults only). Fridge & water heater would be set to run off propane. Until last year we thought it was a faulty battery, electrical system, or charger & had trailer in for multiple checkups.
First time we went out with two 6V in series, it was without electrical hook up. Made it 6 days before battery sensor dropped to 1/3 full charge. This was also now with three young kids... while still trying to be conservative with power. Moved trailer long enough to dump twice & once to charge for 8 hours (at another site)... before moving back to no power hook up. We left three days later (with 2/3 full battery still) without having to charge again. Note, this was also with the upgraded converter (not that WFCO garbage that we struggled to charge the 12V with).
Since changing to 6V, we are confident we can make it through a week now without an electrical hook up, or through an evening if the power goes out (when hooked up -- yes... we have been camping once where power went out about 8pm & we woke to a dead 12V battery!).
Hope this helps you decide Profdant139! Cheers!