Combining a 6v bank with existing 12v bank
My new motorhome came equipped with two 12v deep cycle batteries rated at 160ah each that connect to a Xantrex ProWatt 1800 inverter as in the left side of the below diagram. We dry camp quite a b...
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mena661 wrote:McKenziek wrote:Depends. If the 12V and 6V have the same or similar charging and floating requirements it is probably ok to use the same charger. One of the members here, BFL, says that it was difficult getting his 12V's back to a real 100% versus the 6V's. The 6's were much easier to get back to 100%. IMO, I wouldn't charge them altogether BUT it's probably ok up till the converter goes into float (which is never really 100%), then I'd put them on separate chargers that have the ability to go to 15+V and top them off (Black and Decker VEC1093DBD equalize mode will perform this function).
So would this involve a different Charger? This sounds like a plan as I'm sure the one provided by Thor is some low budget Chinese converter/charger.
Mena, just checked out your sliding battery tray setup. Nice. Did you have to reinforce the compartment below to handle the weight? All my compartments are cheap plastic bins suspended by sheet metal screws so I have some fabrication to do.
