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[Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles]

Hank
My thrusters are 36v with a 46 amp max draw. From my limited understanding
of batteries, I thought that tying 3 each 12v 100 amp batteries together
gave you the 36 volts but you still only had 100 amps.?not 300 amps?  So I
am after a 12 v battery with the most reserve amps I can find.
Rick

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 1:07 AM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Rick,
> I thought your goal was to find a group 27 battery that can handle the
> discharge rate, more than amp hr rating.   I agree they are expensive, and
> I wonder if they are as robust as a good old fashion lead acid.  I would
> not get to hung up on amp hrs, If you have 6 12v batteries at 100ah, I
> think that is plenty of juice.  Gamma has 900ah at 12v and I have never run
> out of juice.  I need the 900ah because of my long surface transits.   If
> you are towing your sub to the dive site, 600ah will be plenty for
> recreational diving.   The type of dive you do will make the difference.
> If you are diving on a wreck site, your power consumption will be very low
> if you have the sub well ballasted.  If you have the sub trimmed perfectly,
> your vertical thrusters will work very little to move you around.   Your
> right about your motors, they will not be working hard often.
> Maybe other K350 owners can comment on how their  batteries stand up.  I
> am comparing to Gamma witch has less thrust power than K350 with 3 101's
> Hank
>
> On Sunday, October 29, 2017, 11:12:08 PM MDT, RICK Patton via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hank,
>
> Link came threw. I looked a number of 12v batteries for golf carts but
> they all seemed to be no more than 100 amps and much more costly than the
> 125 amp lead acid ones that I have. Was there a different reason that you
> recommended them?
>
> Rick
>
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> *From: *hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
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> Hi Rick
>
> Here is one of the 12v golf cart battery options on eBay.  Lots to chose
> from, I have had good luck with the 6v version of this battery.
>
> Hank
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> VMAX MB127 12V 100Ah Golfcart AGM Deep Cycle Group 27 SLA Battery
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/VMAX-MB127-12V-100Ah-Golfcart-AGM-Deep-Cycle-Group-27-SLA-Battery/271121536888?hash=item3f201a5778:g:WG0AAOSwVctY5TrT
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