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Posted by Jim Rojas on January 6, 2014, 1:51 am
Jim Rojas wrote:
> T. Keating wrote: >> On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:34:20 -0800 (PST), nick6052@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> I just found this forum and figured it could be the right place to >>> ask for opinions and ideas about the setup I came up with. I found a >>> lot of info on forums like this and YouTube, and I'm pretty good at >>> electrical and wiring. It took me about 2 years to get to this point >>> so I wanted to see what everyone thought. >> >> >> Is that a 12 volt system with 6 sets of batteries in parallel?? >> > > > Tell me how you connected the batteries. > > Like this? > > Pos + -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4 > > Neg - -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4 > > > Or Like this? > Please be sure you connect your batteries in this manner: > > Pos + -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4 > > Bat1 <------ Bat2 <----- Bat3 <----- Bat4 <----- - Neg > > Connecting your batteries in this manner will insure that you charge & > discharge all your batteries evenly. > > You also want to discharge your batteries in the same exact manner. > > Input Pos + -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4 + Output Pos > > Output Neg - <----- Bat1 <------ Bat2 <----- Bat3 <----- Bat4 <----- - > Neg Input > > > Jim Rojas > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > >
This video explains it in better detail.
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Posted by Nick Amato on January 7, 2014, 10:31 pm
Thanks for the info... I have to read over that again, not sure where im getting confused. I have mine wired 8 batteries series 2 then paralleled 4 sets.
Posted by Jim Rojas on January 7, 2014, 11:21 pm
Nick Amato wrote:
> Thanks for the info... I have to read over that again, not sure where im getting confused. I have mine wired 8 batteries series 2 then paralleled 4 sets. >
The video shows 3 banks of 36 volts.
Just pay attention to how the input and the output connections are done.
A crisscross pattern is used to insure that your batteries charge and
discharge evenly. Failure to follow this important step will cause some
of your batteries to die prematurely.
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Posted by Jim Rojas on January 8, 2014, 2:04 pm
Jim Rojas wrote:
> Nick Amato wrote: >> Thanks for the info... I have to read over that again, not sure where >> im getting confused. I have mine wired 8 batteries series 2 then >> paralleled 4 sets. >> > > The video shows 3 banks of 36 volts. > > Just pay attention to how the input and the output connections are done. > A crisscross pattern is used to insure that your batteries charge and > discharge evenly. Failure to follow this important step will cause some > of your batteries to die prematurely. > > Jim Rojas > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > >
My mistake the video does show 3 banks of 24 volts.
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Posted by Martin Riddle on January 8, 2014, 11:50 pm
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>Jim Rojas wrote: >> Nick Amato wrote: >>> Thanks for the info... I have to read over that again, not sure where >>> im getting confused. I have mine wired 8 batteries series 2 then >>> paralleled 4 sets. >>> >> >> The video shows 3 banks of 36 volts. >> >> Just pay attention to how the input and the output connections are done. >> A crisscross pattern is used to insure that your batteries charge and >> discharge evenly. Failure to follow this important step will cause some >> of your batteries to die prematurely. >> >> Jim Rojas >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> > >My mistake the video does show 3 banks of 24 volts. > > >Jim Rojas > > >--- >This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. >http://www.avast.com
The key is the resistance of the jumpers between banks and the
resulting voltage drops.
By connecting the load or charger to the opposite terminals, the
voltage drops are reversed thus balancing the banks.
>> On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:34:20 -0800 (PST), nick6052@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> I just found this forum and figured it could be the right place to
>>> ask for opinions and ideas about the setup I came up with. I found a
>>> lot of info on forums like this and YouTube, and I'm pretty good at
>>> electrical and wiring. It took me about 2 years to get to this point
>>> so I wanted to see what everyone thought.
>>
>>
>> Is that a 12 volt system with 6 sets of batteries in parallel??
>>
>
>
> Tell me how you connected the batteries.
>
> Like this?
>
> Pos + -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4
>
> Neg - -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4
>
>
> Or Like this?
> Please be sure you connect your batteries in this manner:
>
> Pos + -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4
>
> Bat1 <------ Bat2 <----- Bat3 <----- Bat4 <----- - Neg
>
> Connecting your batteries in this manner will insure that you charge &
> discharge all your batteries evenly.
>
> You also want to discharge your batteries in the same exact manner.
>
> Input Pos + -----> Bat1 ------> Bat2 -----> Bat3 -----> Bat4 + Output Pos
>
> Output Neg - <----- Bat1 <------ Bat2 <----- Bat3 <----- Bat4 <----- -
> Neg Input
>
>
> Jim Rojas
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