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pianotuna
May 20, 2014Nomad III
Hi kamperdog,
Yes a bolt can be used as a buss.
Cell failure is not a reason to avoid six volt jars.
If heavy inverter use (2000 watts and up) is planned on then twelve volt jars may have an "edge".
My favorite battery is two volts--but I can't afford the modifications that would be required.
Again what truly counts is total capacity. More is better.
Add some solar and you can have a mean lean boondocking machine.
Yes a bolt can be used as a buss.
Cell failure is not a reason to avoid six volt jars.
If heavy inverter use (2000 watts and up) is planned on then twelve volt jars may have an "edge".
My favorite battery is two volts--but I can't afford the modifications that would be required.
Again what truly counts is total capacity. More is better.
Add some solar and you can have a mean lean boondocking machine.
kamperdog wrote:
Piano tuna... thanks for that link! Quite interesting! As far as the extra posts he is mentioning, is it simply a bolt that all the others a connected to or some special piece of equipment?
As fAR as the 6v setup, I'm not too keen on that for various reasons, the most obvious being if a batt goes bad in the middle of your trip well that puts a damper on things.
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