Battery Upgrade
So, I just bought a new 5th wheel toyhauler. It currently has a single 12v battery. I want to seriously upgrade the battery capacity. I had 2 Costco 6v golf cart batteries in my last rig. I think ...
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smkettner wrote:
Really need the shunt on the other side to keep the batteries balanced.
Yes but it is difficult to arrange when the pairs are 8 feet apart. You have to lengthen all the installed positive wires to reach or add a wire to the pos and bring it back over to where the installed pos lugs are (now you have two 8 ft positive wires between the pairs!
I gave up on all that. Too much wiring and awkward routing. Went for the split bank with each bank doing some of the loads. But now you need two sets of chargers, including two sets of solar, and two battery monitors if you want to keep track that way (not required, but good to have)
