Yeah, the bank of batteries is currently in series and produces over 110V. I bet my headlights would finally be bright - for a nanosecond ;-) My consumption should be low. A platinum-cat catalytic heater at times, but mostly just interior lights, stereo, etc for weekend trips. Maybe a laptop on an inverter. I think unless there are other disadvantages, the biggest one would be wiring it up and securing them. Nothing that a couple of hours with some wire and crimpers and zip ties couldn't fix.
On Jan 11, 2012, at 4:49 AM, Mike S wrote: > On 1/10/2012 11:36 PM, Angus Gordon wrote: >> Joining them in series will not be fine at all...unless you have some 48V >> lights... > > Or 6 V SLA batteries, which are not uncommon. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.