Re: Easy Service Call - Impressive Batteries

[ABLE1 <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/9/2015 11:47 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:
> On 8/9/2015 9:18 AM, ABLE1 wrote:
>> On 8/9/2015 2:08 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:
>>> When connecting  battery banks in parallel, the key is to cross connect
>>> the charging leads. At the first bank I connect only the positive lead,
>>> and at the last bank I connect the negative lead. If you fail to follow
>>> this important step, all the batteries in between will all die
>>> prematurely. This is especially true with just about any battery. A
>>> cross connection forces the charge to travel throughout all the battery
>>> banks evenly. The batteries then balance themselves out without the need
>>> of any additional balancing circuits that are commonly used on 18650
>>> batteries.
>>
>>
>> Sorry Jim,  I am really not getting that.  Maybe it is my old brain but
>> are you not connecting the positive leads from each battery bank
>> together as well as the negative leads??  And then you end up with 1
>> positive and 1 negative that will connect to the panel battery leads??
>>
>> I can't see where one bank would be first or last or in between.
>>
>> The banks in parallel the voltage will remain the same but the amps
>> would double with two banks, triple with three banks etc. etc.
>>
>> Am I missing something??
>>
>> Les
>>
>
> If you look on Google, there are pictures that show how to properly
> connect battery banks.
>
> You can just make parallel cable wires with crimp on terminals, but if
> you want to add another battery, you then have to modify the cable
> assembly to accommodate the new battery. The bus bar or terminal strip
> works quicker and multiple bus bars can be added without too much trouble.
>
> Jim Rojas
>

Ok, I got it.

Thanks!!!