Re: 6 volt battery's compared to 12 volt batteries

Posted by Bob M on January 03, 2002 at 11:23:37 from (165.170.128.66):

In Reply to: 6 volt battery's compared to 12 volt batteries posted by greaseman on January 03, 2002 at 10:01:40:

Like Tractor Vet suggests it's probably the application that cause new 6 volt batteries to fail after only a year or two. Most 6 volt tractor systems have only rudimentary voltage regulation - some have none at all. Batteries are thus often chronically undercharged, and on occasion may be OVER charged as well. Add vibration, infrequent use, general operator neglect, etc. and it's amazing some 6 volt batteries last as long as they do.

Properly charged and maintained, 6 volt batteries will last for many years. We've got a couple diesel-powered trucks equipped with batteries indentical to those used in the old Farmalls, except they use four of them wired in a series/parallel combination to provide 12 volts. Our experience has been these batteries are generally good for at least 5 or 6 years.

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