12v Battery Bank in Parallel with 6v Bank
Short version I need a quick fix to get thru this summer boondocking. I know what I am considering doing is bad but I don’t know how bad & need input on what will be happening to batteries when...
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KD4UPL wrote:
You're not putting 12v in parallel with 6v. The two 6 volt batteries ARE a 12v battery when wired together.
Will it work? Yes
Will the get charged properly? No
Will they live a long useful life? No
Sorry KD4.. I want you to explain why it will not charge properly.
And be aware you can not, for it will charge properly
And will they live a long and happy life?
Outlived my AGM's by 3 years they did. (I used to have two separated 12 volt systems here, AGM's on the inverter and wet cells for the rest of the house.. The AGM's lasted 5 years, the wet cells which included both six volt pairs making a 12, and 12 volts in almost exactly the configuration the O/P is talking about... Nine, After the AGMs died I rewired so now I have just the one big bank).
