Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum - View Single Post - 4-12's or 6-8's which way is best

Wayne R J Smith · 01-22-2009, 09:32 PM

Hi Bill,
This is my opinion after 50 years of tinkering. Everyone wants maximum power potential and extended battery duration. To accomplish this you need the maximum battery amps contained within the sum of the batterys and voltage they provide. For example: a 36 volt cart would need 6 each 6 volt batteries at the maximum amp hours possible (lets use 100amps each) providing 600amp hours. If you purchased 3 each 12 volt, wired in series for 36 volts at 100 amps per battery. You only have 300amp hours of run time. The next part of the decision is price. High amp 6 volt batteries are more expensive than 12 volt. You are paying for the extended amp hours to get more power.
Hope this helps,
Wayne

01-22-2009, 09:32 PM	#6
Wayne R J Smith Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Placerville Posts: 15	Re: 4-12's or 6-8's which way is best Hi Bill, This is my opinion after 50 years of tinkering. Everyone wants maximum power potential and extended battery duration. To accomplish this you need the maximum battery amps contained within the sum of the batterys and voltage they provide. For example: a 36 volt cart would need 6 each 6 volt batteries at the maximum amp hours possible (lets use 100amps each) providing 600amp hours. If you purchased 3 each 12 volt, wired in series for 36 volts at 100 amps per battery. You only have 300amp hours of run time. The next part of the decision is price. High amp 6 volt batteries are more expensive than 12 volt. You are paying for the extended amp hours to get more power. Hope this helps, Wayne