Additional Battery (?)

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mjnims
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Post by mjnims »

Ron
This may be a dumb question but how do you regulate the recharge of the single 12v battery. Please keep response in simple terms (very electrically challenged)
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Post by EvanH »

Mike,

I'm using the setup Ron described.

The Solar Equalizer has three wires: Ground, +24 V and +12 V. The innards of the equalizer push electrons back and forth between the +12 and +24 connections to keep the +12 at exactly 1/2 the +24.

So the Solar Converter automagically charges the battery connected to the +12 connection. As an aside, the converter may at times also draw from the 12 V battery if the 24 V drops down. Again, it is intended as a battery equalizer, not a charger, but it can charge a battery and supply power for toys at up to 20 amps.

-Evan
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