From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Mon Feb 25 2002 - 12:53:58 PST
Not necessarily. If the batteries are being charged in series and drained
unequally, the proposed solution will only work if the pulse charger replaces
all the charge drained from the more heavily loaded battery. For example, if you
run a big radio on one battery and nothing on the other, you are gonna have
problems.
-John
James Shanks wrote:
> Fix for your problem. Buy and install a solargizer battery charger system. It
> is designed to eliminate sulfation which is what is happening to one of your
> batteries. Install the system ass per the directions and let us know about two
> weeks after installation if you see a differnce.l You will You
> will!!!
>
> Full info here.
>
> http://www.pulsetech.com/
>
> James Shanks
> MVPA 23128
> 1998 IMZ 8.103 Russian OD paint job right from the Factory. (Built in the
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan M Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] CHEAP (er) 24 to 12 volt converters, if you care
>
> > At 11:01 AM -0500 2/22/02, Amnon Nissan wrote:
> > >This may be a stupid question, but why can't one just run wires from one
> > >battery to get 12V?
> >
> > When you pull down the current/voltage of one battery in series with
> > another battery, you don't get a full charge on that battery equal to
> > the charge you get on the other battery. It causes an imbalance that
> > is difficult to overcome. Eventually it drains that first battery
> > iirc.
> >
> > While I don't have a secondary load on one of the two batteries of my
> > ferret, I have begun to experience a lower than usual ampacity. Such
> > that I was stuck in the middle of an intersection last saturday after
> > going on reserve. I have about 30 seconds of cranking and then the
> > batteries go flat. Earlier in November, I had far more ampacity.
> > Enough for sitting in it for several hours while I fiddled with
> > things and she'd start right up without any slow starting on the
> > starter.
> >
> > Likely I'll have to replace both batteries if they both don't charge
> > to a satisfactory amount after I charge them. Likely I'll replace
> > them with Deep Cycle Marine batteries that have auxilliary posts on
> > them. That way I can add a pair of pigtails for charging them
> > individually without having to pull the side bins/airbox/other stowed
> > gear. The master battery disconnect switch will prevent any other
> > current loops during charging.
> >
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