Thanks for the input Ghurd.
Actualy my current thought process is the following (I'm sure flaws wil be pointed out
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1. Thought about Sam's club. But
A) Not a member
B) There seems to be some discussion about what their 6V batteries actually are, seems they change their sources, etc ... could be exides, could be johnson controls
C) The batteries have mixed reviews as of late
2. 6 Volt vs 12V in my appliction
A) Like to reserve the ability to go 24V on bank, and have at least 700 A/hr on bank (@12V). With 6 12V (decent quality deep cells) I can do that with 6 batteries, with 6V, will require 8 (unless I go to L16.. nope too pricy).
3. Pricing. (excluding SAM's)
a) T105's ..can't get a price locally (figure be the same as the 12V scs 225)
b) T145's ... locally ~ 190.00 (6V 260 A/Hr @20 hr) ... so 2 of those = 2 225's @12V ... 100$ difference per 2, 300$ per 6
4. Budget... trying to stay within remaining insurance funds ~ 1,000$
5. Use... Typical draw down no more than 20%
6. Boaters love em as house banks .. and cheaper here than rest of country, typical 225 is 200$ ... location seems to drop price here.
Honestly I'd rather have 8 t105 equivalents.. (maybe I'll get a guest pass to SAM's and see what they have) .