Not Balancing Three 12v Right
This post is just for info in case anybody else has a similar situation I have learned the truth about wiring up three 12s as though they were two 12s. With the load and charging pos and negs o...
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Give this link a read:
http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html
Use the most complex Method 3 for a perfect balanced parallel connection of any number of 12V batteries (even though the example photo shows 4 batteries). Use the simpler Method 4 for a perfect balanced parallel connection of four 12V batteries. I use Method 2 for a perfect balanced parallel connection of just two 12V batteries (this method is not perfect for more than 2 batteries, however). The goal is to have all current from every battery flowing the exact same "overall wire path distance" from it's positive terminal, to the load, and from the load back to it's negative terminal .... as every other battery in the bank. Of course all of this wiring should using as large a gauge cabling as you can afford and fit.
http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html
Use the most complex Method 3 for a perfect balanced parallel connection of any number of 12V batteries (even though the example photo shows 4 batteries). Use the simpler Method 4 for a perfect balanced parallel connection of four 12V batteries. I use Method 2 for a perfect balanced parallel connection of just two 12V batteries (this method is not perfect for more than 2 batteries, however). The goal is to have all current from every battery flowing the exact same "overall wire path distance" from it's positive terminal, to the load, and from the load back to it's negative terminal .... as every other battery in the bank. Of course all of this wiring should using as large a gauge cabling as you can afford and fit.
