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Hi Jim. The Trojan brand is preferred by most golf
courses for their golf carts. The batteries I used on my solar system were
Trojan brand and I had them in continuous use for 13 years before replacement.
The thing that seems to be the difference is the plate thickness.The
thicker the plates, the more abuse they can take. Charging and discharging
cycles increase with thicker plates, making the life span longer.
A 6 volt battery can have a lot more power "pulled" from
it without overheating because each cell is larger. An individual cell is
about 2 volts, regardless of brand. The 6 volt batteries are basically the same
size as a 12 volt battery, but each cell on the 6 volt types is larger. The
"traction" type batteries are used in lots of applications like golf carts,
floor machines, forklifts, and plug-in electric cars. The Trojan brand is
what I find most commonly called out as original equipment in these machines.
That may be just because they have a big sales force or something......don't
know.
I would guess that any respected battery manufacturer that
builds that type of battery has a comparable product. Interstate is as good
as Exide and probably Trojan too. I need to pick a battery size that can be
lifted up through the hatch, so it can't be too large. I'm thinking the 72
pound ones are as large as I can go with. Frank
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