fish house batteries

[Gofishleech]

What are the best type of batteries for sleeper or regular fish house ? deep cycle, starting or something I don't know about?

[Rockin Randy]

I use my trolling motor batteries out of the boat.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

'Best' is kind of an ambiguous word. What will the batteries power? Do you have a generator? Onboard charger or power panel? How long do you need the batteries to power the house?

My house is powered by (2) GC2 6-volt golf cart batteries. It is a really good option for my house, having a lot of capacity. For something not needing as much, a true deep cycle 12-volt may suffice.

[boXCar JiggY]

for years Ive used two deep cycle batts. one to power my lights of two energy saving kind an one to power my fans to blow heat down, Id buy the the most expensive i could afford. generaly about a hundy per batt. if i could afford it Id buy the deepcycle optima but thats high end as it gose. Id get a soilid to day outa the fansrunning constant an the lights would esialy last much longer.

[Gofishleech]

I generally use my interstate trolling batteries and use them for lights mostly without generator or on board charger. Just doesn't seem like i get to long out of them for just running lights a few hours a day. and hate toting them back and forth. Most the time the house stays heated. Just wondering if there is something better.

[B-man715]

'Best' is kind of an ambiguous word. What will the batteries power? Do you have a generator? Onboard charger or power panel? How long do you need the batteries to power the house?

My house is powered by (2) GC2 6-volt golf cart batteries. It is a really good option for my house, having a lot of capacity. For something not needing as much, a true deep cycle 12-volt may suffice.

LRG can you tell us a little more about these batteries?

What is the capacity (of two 6 volts in series) compared to a pair of group 31 12v deep cycles (in parallel? Are they lead acid or gels?

[Redlineracer12]

I use a single Die Hard Platinum (AGM) battery that also fits in my truck in case my truck has battery problems out there. I usually have a generator with if I'm spending the night on the ice, so I like the fact that I can have the onboard charger going all the time. Mine is basically used like the battery in a car/truck, so it makes sense to use a starting battery. I originally planned on buying a second, but decided the generator was better and probably weighs about the same. The single battery still has plenty of juice for a day trip out on the ice just running the essentials; I just plug it in at the motel overnight if it's a multi-day trip.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I can give you the basics:

-(2) 6 volt batteries have about 220 AH capacity.

-They are designed to be discharged more frequently and to a greater depth than most 'deep cycles'

-Many of the 'deep cycle' batteries you see in the store are not true deep cycle batteries.

There is a lot of info on Google, as well as many of the RV forums. Most of the RV's are running 6 volt batteries.

[LakeDocktor]

Tom,

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[Iceboy]

I can give you the basics:

-(2) 6 volt batteries have about 220 AH capacity.

-They are designed to be discharged more frequently and to a greater depth than most 'deep cycles'

-Many of the 'deep cycle' batteries you see in the store are not true deep cycle batteries.

There is a lot of info on Google, as well as many of the RV forums. Most of the RV's are running 6 volt batteries.

So do you hook them up in series to get 12 volts then?

[boXCar JiggY]

How would they work hooking up a 120 to 12v inverter

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

How would they work hooking up a 120 to 12v inverter

I had a tough time grasping that concept at first. It is exactly the same as a 12 volt battery. In order to get 12 volts out of 2 6 volt batteries, you take a battery cable from battery #1 positive, to battery #2 negative. Your remaining posts are battery #1 negative and battery #2 positive. Everything 12 volts works the same from those 2 remaining posts.