Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Doug Robinson via CnC-List
ysg> *From:* Neil Andersen via CnC-List *Sent:* Monday, July 4, 2022 8:35:32 AM *To:* Stus-List *Cc:* Jeffrey A. Laman ; Neil Andersen *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery If you “separate” the batteries with a 1-2-ALL switch l

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Chad Osmond via CnC-List
Be sure to put the house feed positive on the first battery and negative on the second battery otherwise it will draw unevenly. Especially if you have some dirty connections. On Mon., Jul. 4, 2022, 10:14 a.m. Jeff Nelson via CnC-List, < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Assuming you simply want

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Josh via CnC-List
If your desire is to stick with a flooded lead acid style (of which I am still a fan and would help keep this project simple and cheap) then the response of others is perfectly accurate.  Consider and recall a few things about this tried and true battery technology.  1 - Fully charged, no load

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Korbey Hunt via CnC-List
:32 AM To: Stus-List Cc: Jeffrey A. Laman ; Neil Andersen Subject: Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery If you “separate” the batteries with a 1-2-ALL switch like we have on our boats, you can control which battery gets used. If you have only drawn from one battery, your recharg

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Neil Andersen via CnC-List
From: Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 4, 2022 10:18:24 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jeffrey A. Laman Subject: Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery This is how my C is set up and how it came when I bought it. I added charger, with 2 bank capacity. One side

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List
What are you trying to accomplish? If you want a spare battery bank, connect the negatives together, and get a SPST switch to be able to switch between the positive poles on the two banks. Another way is to get a DPDT switch and switch both the positive and the negative poles. If you want more

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
A. Laman via CnC-List Sent: July 4, 2022 11:18 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jeffrey A. Laman Subject: Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery This is how my C is set up and how it came when I bought it. I added charger, with 2 bank capacity. One side of the charger gets the two house

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List
2022 10:13 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jeff Nelson Subject: Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery Assuming you simply want to double your storage capacity, put the batteries side by side, wire positive to positive and negative to negative. You now have 12 volts with 2ce the ampacit

Stus-List Re: Adding a second house battery

2022-07-04 Thread Jeff Nelson via CnC-List
Assuming you simply want to double your storage capacity, put the batteries side by side, wire positive to positive and negative to negative.  You now have 12 volts with 2ce the ampacity. Others may offer some advice on charging...but I think you should be reasonably ok, except it will take a