Battery Bank

Well, there are, of course, no six volt batteries in RV's.. Only outside of RV's.

So here is your answer
What you have now
+battery-
+battery-
+battery-
+battery-

What you need to do (note you can likely get by on just two pair)

+bat-+ery-
+bat-+ery-
+bat-+ery-
+bat-+ery-
+bat-+ery-

Where each half of the 12 volt battery (Bat or Ery) is in fact a six volt battery,, The missing "T" is the jumper wire.

pianotuna wrote:
Hi shinybeast,

Yes, this is the only way to do it in a balanced manner.

shinybeast wrote:

Jeez, didn't catch that it was only 6v. So more like this? Don't be intimidated by my artistic skills!

X2....and remember, keep all the cable lenghts the same.

Hi shinybeast,

Yes, this is the only way to do it in a balanced manner.

shinybeast wrote:

Jeez, didn't catch that it was only 6v. So more like this? Don't be intimidated by my artistic skills!

Great, thanks all! New to this forum, very enjoyable and informative.

shinybeast wrote:

Jeez, didn't catch that it was only 6v. So more like this? Don't be intimidated by my artistic skills!

That looks like it.

shinybeast wrote:


Hi, how would I wire six 6v batteries in the same method as picture above? Thanks

You can't. You would need eight assembled in pairs to make four batteries and wire as you show.

For six use configuration 3:



Or use a bus bar and equal length cables for "perfect" balance.

Jeez, didn't catch that it was only 6v. So more like this? Don't be intimidated by my artistic skills!

BFL13 wrote:
Mena, you keep showing pictures of that other guy's new Paramode. :)

LOL! I do miss the ole girl.

sh410 wrote:


If the batteries are 6V that diagram will only give 6V total.

Each pair of 6Vs need to hooked up the the respective buss bar.

Thanks. I was not clear with my post.

skipnchar wrote:
Each set of 6 volt batteries is made into a large 12 volt then you wire the 12 volt sets together just as any other 12 volt batteries to maintain 12 volts as the output.

Yep. Just think of it as 3-12v batteries in 6 pieces.

shinybeast wrote:


So like this but with extra two batteries obviously. I wanted to avoid the pos/neg busses but if this is the only way...

If the batteries are 6V that diagram will only give 6V total.

Each pair of 6Vs need to hooked up the the respective buss bar.