Two Battery Bank Question
I recently installed a 2nd battery bank that is connected through a transfer switch that switches between shore power and Inverter Power. This new addition has a battery charger that is powered throug...
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So to answer a few questions clarifying my situation. I previously entered the specs on my trailer in my profile and thought they would be accessible, regardless, it is a 21 ft Keystone Bullet bumper haul trailer.
The battery banks are at opposite ends of the trailer. When I added the new battery bank it was much easier to add it near the back near the electrical panel and shore power connection. If I had just added more batteries to the existing bank I would have had to add the inverter etc near the front which would have complicated the install significantly. (Running wires the length of the trailer)
After researching for a solution I believe if I just put a manual switch that connects the 2 battery banks and disconnects the charging wires from the solar controller to the second battery bank then the solar controller will just see 1 battery bank (which will comprise of the all the batteries).
BUT that still leaves the issue that I will have 2 battery chargers when I am connected to shore power, 1 charging each battery bank. I guess I could turn the breaker that powers 1 of them off. Seems to get more and more complicated.....
Actually after more thought the battery charger issue is really not really an issue, as once I am plugged into shore power I will not have a dead battery. Sometime talking to yourself helps :)
The battery banks are at opposite ends of the trailer. When I added the new battery bank it was much easier to add it near the back near the electrical panel and shore power connection. If I had just added more batteries to the existing bank I would have had to add the inverter etc near the front which would have complicated the install significantly. (Running wires the length of the trailer)
After researching for a solution I believe if I just put a manual switch that connects the 2 battery banks and disconnects the charging wires from the solar controller to the second battery bank then the solar controller will just see 1 battery bank (which will comprise of the all the batteries).
BUT that still leaves the issue that I will have 2 battery chargers when I am connected to shore power, 1 charging each battery bank. I guess I could turn the breaker that powers 1 of them off. Seems to get more and more complicated.....
Actually after more thought the battery charger issue is really not really an issue, as once I am plugged into shore power I will not have a dead battery. Sometime talking to yourself helps :)
