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Old 11-13-2012, 06:27 AM   #6
DavidM
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Terry:

Although it will probably work ok, that is not a good way to use your batteries. Sounds like you have a single battery bank of 4 parallel/series 6V golf cart batteries. GC batteries are not designed for short high current starting loads. But they work ok, right?

A better scheme is to add a separate Group 31 starting battery for the Lehman. You will want to isolate it from the house batteries so when you are on the hook drawing from the house bank you don't draw down your starting battery, maybe to the point that the engine won't start.

There are a number of ways to do this. The simplest is to wire the two battery banks to a 1,2,All switch that you use to isolate the banks.

David
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