Hi Phil,
If there are an odd number of jars (3 and up) there is only ONE way to achieve balanced wiring.
pnichols wrote:
This article shows diagrams - and tries to explain but doesn't do the best job of it - why there's only two ways to interconnect a bank of 12 volt batteries to attain perfect balance so that they current-share identically under all conditions of charging or discharging over the life of the battery bank. Notice that the article gives actual data to prove the importance of perfect balance:
http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html