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Should I hook up batteries in Parallel or separate banks?
Should I hook up batteries in Parallel or keep them in separate banks?
There may be small disadvantages to hooking up batteries in parallel but there are also considerable advantages.
The main disadvantage is that as the batteries get old one will quite likely eventually develop a shorted cell. It will very quickly damage the other batteries by causing them to be overcharged by a charger and then discharged trying to charge the shorted battery.
One way to guard against this is to use an Amp Hour meter and measure the calculated efficiency of the batteries from time to time. Any drop in the level could indicate a bad battery.
The advantage of having them in parallel is that it makes a larger battery bank which will be less discharged in percentage terms and so will have more cycle life.(last longer) It will also make a simpler electrical system, less switches, combiners, expenses. |
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