Airstream345
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- Kadey Krogen 54-8
After a dismal system test on anchor this week we're replacing our house battery bank. The boat came with three older 8D 12V 220Ah batteries which are all EOL.
We want to replace everything with with six 6V 440 Ah Forklift Batteries (Big Golf Cart Batteries) which should give us 1320 Ah (660 usable) and only take up the floor space of two 8 Ds in the ER.
We're between two brands: US Battery and Trojan.
Specs are very close. The US Battery specs have a longer Reserve Capacity (965 minutes vs 850 for the Trojans). They are priced within a few dollars of each other. US Batteries are in stock at our local battery shop. They were recommended over Trojans by that shop citing the longer reserve and that they are US made. I've just not heard as much about US Battery as Trojan.
Anyone out there have experience or perspective on either brands? Thanks in advance, spec sheets for both attached.
We want to replace everything with with six 6V 440 Ah Forklift Batteries (Big Golf Cart Batteries) which should give us 1320 Ah (660 usable) and only take up the floor space of two 8 Ds in the ER.
We're between two brands: US Battery and Trojan.
Specs are very close. The US Battery specs have a longer Reserve Capacity (965 minutes vs 850 for the Trojans). They are priced within a few dollars of each other. US Batteries are in stock at our local battery shop. They were recommended over Trojans by that shop citing the longer reserve and that they are US made. I've just not heard as much about US Battery as Trojan.
Anyone out there have experience or perspective on either brands? Thanks in advance, spec sheets for both attached.
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