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Old 03-09-2011, 05:33 PM
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Default 8 volt versus 6 volt

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Originally Posted by rubicon View Post
aj nice pictures. How many miles do you get with 8 batteries?
I did a test a year ago when I had first rebuilt the cart with two sets of batteries (both in good shape). I took a set of 6-8 volt TrojanT890 (T890 has highest AH rating for 8V) batteries and ran the pack down 50% in about 35 miles.

I then replaced with a set in the same cart with 8-6 volt T105s. This time it took over 50 miles to run the pack to 50%.

I do not run my pack to less than 50%, so that is why I stopped there. In both cases the cart was running as fast as it was in the first 5 miles. My gut feel is I could have pushed another 20%++ mileage out of each.

That was a perfect comparison of 8 versus 6 volt packs in same cart.