Date:         Tue, 8 Jun 2004 00:11:27 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dual-Battery Question

The submarine USS Tiru (SS 416) had a battery bank of 126 cells which were
essentially 126 separate 1 ton batteries wired together externally.
However, the electricians were constantly monitoring each cell so a cell
that was going bad was identified in a timely manner and dealt with.

Should a Westy owner wire 2 batteries together and routinely monitor the
specific gravity of each cell there would be little chance of one battery
being a problem for the other.

Mike

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