T&T: multiple battery banks

[Pascal Gademer]

first i wouldn't place batteries in living spaces, especially lead acid.

if they're charged by the same charger, they'd have to be the same type... 
you can't really have the charger charge both AGMs and wets for instance.

i woudn't use one for the fridge and one for the rest, not flexible enough. 
I'd either alternate, use one first then switch over or just paralel them.

pascal
miami, fl
70 hatteras 53MY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ekcine" <ekcine at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:09 AM
Subject: T&T: multiple battery banks


> The boat I'm looking to buy has a space for 2 8D batteries. I'd like more
> capacity but there is no one large space for that. I can place a second 
> bank
> under the bed.
> So I'm considering 2 house banks. There are chargers that can charge 3
> separate banks.
> Looking for suggestions on how to split the 2 house banks. Should I power
> the refer off one and all other house needs off the other or should I run
> everything off one bank one day and then everything off the other bank the
> next day...or something else?
> The first bank would be the starter battery and that will be different 
> than
> the first house bank but does the second house bank have to match the 
> first
> house bank in size or type of battery?
>
>
> Ed K
> ekcine at comcast.net
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