Pete Meisinger
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- Joined
- Oct 7, 2012
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- 36 Albin Aft Cabin
Please be gentile with me, I'm fragile..
Everyone talks about their "battery bank". I think I have one, or maybe two on my boat. Maybe even three, But I'm not sure.
Allow me to explain my ignorance..
I have a single starting battery for my diesel. It is stand alone. Is it a "bank"?
I have four deep cycle batteries connected together for my house batteries, still making 12 volts. Is this also a bank?
Three deep cycle batteries connected for the inverter, still 12 volts. Is this a third bank?
My new battery charging system says it will charge and maintain two deep cycle banks and one starting battery bank. Does that mean it will charge and maintain all eight batteries?
BTW..Whoever monitors and sets up the weekly newsletters and does all the other assorted work of keeping this website running..CONGRATULATIONS !! Job well done. I can't tell you the number of things I have learned here and the hours I have spent enjoying the website while my boat is on the hard!!
pete
Everyone talks about their "battery bank". I think I have one, or maybe two on my boat. Maybe even three, But I'm not sure.
Allow me to explain my ignorance..
I have a single starting battery for my diesel. It is stand alone. Is it a "bank"?
I have four deep cycle batteries connected together for my house batteries, still making 12 volts. Is this also a bank?
Three deep cycle batteries connected for the inverter, still 12 volts. Is this a third bank?
My new battery charging system says it will charge and maintain two deep cycle banks and one starting battery bank. Does that mean it will charge and maintain all eight batteries?
BTW..Whoever monitors and sets up the weekly newsletters and does all the other assorted work of keeping this website running..CONGRATULATIONS !! Job well done. I can't tell you the number of things I have learned here and the hours I have spent enjoying the website while my boat is on the hard!!
pete