How to connect RV batteries together
I purchased a used RV (5th wheel) that has only 1 battery. I just replaced the battery and decided to purchase an additional battery so I can put them in parallel (or is the term series?). What I'm ...
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Regarding the chicken before the egg discussion going on here, I think you should connect the first wire first. Old timers had a traditional way of thinking that just doesn't make sense sometimes. My father, grandfathers, and other folks I know from previous generations have always said to connect this wire before that one. No consistency, just the same thing they heard from someone else. This issue is as mundane and trivial as a question about lowering the landing gear. Should I lower the landing gear first or pull the pin and let the legs drop first? Should I do a pull test or not do a pull test? Let's all sit around and consume ourselves with worry about every little thing so that we can be the most ineffective folks possible.
clicky
Regarding the chicken before the egg discussion going on here, I think you should connect the first wire first. Old timers had a traditional way of thinking that just doesn't make sense sometimes. My father, grandfathers, and other folks I know from previous generations have always said to connect this wire before that one. No consistency, just the same thing they heard from someone else. This issue is as mundane and trivial as a question about lowering the landing gear. Should I lower the landing gear first or pull the pin and let the legs drop first? Should I do a pull test or not do a pull test? Let's all sit around and consume ourselves with worry about every little thing so that we can be the most ineffective folks possible.
