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Ray Drummond (Ray_d)
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Username: Ray_d
Post Number: 20
Registered: 4-2006
Posted From: 69.111.109.215
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 9:44 pm: | |
Is it efficient and balanced to have 3 batteries for 24 volts, parallel two and series the third?
Thanks,
Ray D |
Jerome Dusenberry (Jerry32)
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Post Number: 25
Registered: 1-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 10:39 pm: | |
The two would need to equal the single in capacity but no not really a good mix Jerry |
George M. Todd (George_mc6)
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Post Number: 183
Registered: 8-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 11:48 am: | |
Jerry is right.
The capacity of the single would have to equal the capacity (Amp hours) of the TOTAL of the other two. Otherwise, the single would 'boil' water out after it was fully charged, and the doubles weren't.
George |
Jerry Liebler (Jerry_liebler)
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Post Number: 252
Registered: 3-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 1:58 pm: | |
Ray,
It could be ok if you had an equalizer hooked up, to the 12 volt tap, and most of your loads were 12 volt but you were charging from 24 with a source that was curent limited at less than twice the equalizer's max input curent rating and the batteries were all the same rating. However if you don't have enough 12 volt loads it's a very bad plan.
Regards
Jerry 4107 1120 |
Ray Drummond (Ray_d)
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Post Number: 21
Registered: 4-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 7:39 pm: | |
Thanks for the answers, I will put four batteries in.
Ray D |