Exploded Battery!
Last night around 9 PM, we heard what sounded like a gunshot. Went out and looked around. No clues. This morning I see that one of the two 12V batteries on the tongue of my 20 ft trailer had exploded!...
Forum Discussion
One of the big arguments in forums like this is
Which is better
2 six volt in series
or 2 12 in parallel
Well... There are dangers with both hookups and you just found the parallel danger. If one of the batteries develops a shorted cell...or two. the other battery will very rapidely try to charge teh remainingi cells and KABOOM.
NOTE. There are dangers with the two six in series two. I'd rank them roughly equal so the moral of this post is "Whatever occupies your trailer tongue is good" at least up to this point.
I prefer the six volt pairs myself. but that is a topic for a different thread.
Finally.. You need to replace both batteries. and you might think about converting.. WHY? More amp hours for less $$$$ and more still USABLE amp hours.
Down side. More work and taller batteries may not fit.
Which is better
2 six volt in series
or 2 12 in parallel
Well... There are dangers with both hookups and you just found the parallel danger. If one of the batteries develops a shorted cell...or two. the other battery will very rapidely try to charge teh remainingi cells and KABOOM.
NOTE. There are dangers with the two six in series two. I'd rank them roughly equal so the moral of this post is "Whatever occupies your trailer tongue is good" at least up to this point.
I prefer the six volt pairs myself. but that is a topic for a different thread.
Finally.. You need to replace both batteries. and you might think about converting.. WHY? More amp hours for less $$$$ and more still USABLE amp hours.
Down side. More work and taller batteries may not fit.
