I use 60v for my motor. I use a single 12v stepped down from the 5 12 v batteries in a series to get to 60v. Works great because I do not use the motor bank unless I need it. I have 6 solar panels connected to 6 controllers one to each battery to keep everything in balance.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 8:25 AM, kd5crs@gmail.com [electricboats]<electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Hello all, first post. I'm in the process of converting an old powerboat to electric drive. The goal is to cruise at low speed around the lake, and basically use it as a RV for family camping. I'm using an e-propulsion Navy 6 electric outboard.
I'm pretty close to deciding that my battery bank for the drive will be 8 Valence U27-12xps which I have access to at a good price. That'll be 2 130 Ah banks at 48v.
My question: should I get a 9th battery just for 12v house loads, or just use a DC/DC from the main battery? I have some pros and cons in my head but I don't know if they are correct or not, so I'll just ask in the open ended way: how do you handle 12v on your higher-than-12v drive system, are you happy with it, would you change it next time?
Thanks,
Brian
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