charging 4 Six Volts
Hey there, Have read lots on here and have found great info in regards to batteries, but nothing linked to charging 4 6 volt batteries at a time with one charger... is it possible? if it is will ...
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Generally pretty easy but a few clarificaitons:
- You can hook up multiple chargers and generally should be not harm. But if they are set to different charge voltages, once the battery voltage reaches the level of the lower charger, the second charger won't add anything.
- You can't just add more amps and expect the battery bank to accept them. If we start at say 50%, initially, you can add a lot of amps and the batteries will take them (but there are still limits). Once you get up around 80%, the batteries lose the ability to accept as much charge and the closer you get to 100% the less charge they can take. If you are plugged into shorepower, taking them up to 100% is best but if you are dry camping plan on about 30% of the rated capacity (50%-80%) as the most efficent use. Do try to get them up to 100% periodically and try not to let them go below 50% as that damages the batteries.
- You can hook up multiple chargers and generally should be not harm. But if they are set to different charge voltages, once the battery voltage reaches the level of the lower charger, the second charger won't add anything.
- You can't just add more amps and expect the battery bank to accept them. If we start at say 50%, initially, you can add a lot of amps and the batteries will take them (but there are still limits). Once you get up around 80%, the batteries lose the ability to accept as much charge and the closer you get to 100% the less charge they can take. If you are plugged into shorepower, taking them up to 100% is best but if you are dry camping plan on about 30% of the rated capacity (50%-80%) as the most efficent use. Do try to get them up to 100% periodically and try not to let them go below 50% as that damages the batteries.
