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Empty_Nest__Soo
Explorer
Oct 21, 2014

Charging 4 12-volt house batteries with portable charger

The new-to-us coach has 4 12-volt house batteries in parallel. Our uses for it will include boondocking for weeks at a time in spring and fall in the mountains. It has a couple of solar panels (100 ...
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Almot
Explorer III
Oct 21, 2014
wa8yxm wrote:
Does it matter where you attach them ... Only that the go on the proper polarity, you may connect at any point with the proper polarity.

With high currents it does matter for battery longevity. You should really read on balanced setup.

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