Paul — one spec you didn’t list was weight. I think you’ll find the Trojans to
be heavier than the Sam’s Club batteries; this means heavier plates and longer
life, as well as better resistance to abuse from under-charging or
over-discharging.
— Fred
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
> On Apr 5, 2018, at 4:17 PM, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> Yes good point Fred, pair for pair they are near amp-hr equivalent.
>
> I have been planning on going with lead acid GC2 golf cart batteries. I am
> leaning towards Trojans because of their great reputation, but it is hard to
> ignore the Sam’s Club GC2 at $85 each, amounting to over a $100 savings per
> pair.
>
> Does anyone have experience with the Sam’s Club 6V batteries?
>
> Here are the specs and prices from Sam’s Club and the local Batteries Plus
> which sells Trogan.
>
> GC2 Duracell (215 A*hrs @20A) $85 12m warranty $0.40/Ahr
> EGC2 Duracell (230 A*hrs @20A) $118 12m warranty $0.50/Ahr
>
> Trojan T-105 (225 A*hrs) $139 18m warranty $0.62/Ahr
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -
> Paul E.
> 1981 C&C 38 Landfall
> S/V Johanna Rose
> Fort Walton Beach, FL
>
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ <http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/>
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