charging a pair of batteries in parallel
I have 2 12 v deep cycle batteries that I want to give a charge occasionally while dry camping with my portable charger. The batteries were installed in separate compartments by dealer. Can I just h...
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OP, one thing to know about this forum is we can take the most simple subject (like this one) and add complexity and technical garbage to the point or being ridiculous.
The bottom line since your battery's are in parallel, simply connecting the charger to one of them will charge both. Period! Just like the millions of trucks on the road that are wired that way from the factory and live full happy lives.
We can add technicalities on getting them charged a half a percent better (or what ever, it's minuscule) by jumping through all sorts of hoops but the bottom line remains - your good to go.
The bottom line since your battery's are in parallel, simply connecting the charger to one of them will charge both. Period! Just like the millions of trucks on the road that are wired that way from the factory and live full happy lives.
We can add technicalities on getting them charged a half a percent better (or what ever, it's minuscule) by jumping through all sorts of hoops but the bottom line remains - your good to go.
