Vince no offense, but you haven't got a clue about what you are talking about. Read up on Peukert so you understand how lead-acid batteries REALLY work.
Putting two packs together as one large parralel pack is a MUCH better arangement and will provide MUCH more available power and MUCH more range than using the two packs seperately. With one large pack not only will Peukert take a smaller bite out of your available amp-hours but the batteries will only ever see 1/2 the current. Lower currents are always a good thing for batteries; the batteries live longer, Peukert effect goes down, etc, etc. Vince wrote: >Roger wrote: > >>As Neon subsequently points out, it makes *more* sense to put all of >>the batteries into a single large pack so that you are always >>discharging them at a lower rate relative to the total pack capacity. >>This also means that whenever the vehicle is running, *all* of the >>batteries are contributing, instead of having 1/2 the pack carrying >>the entire vehicle *plus* its own weight again in the form of the dead >>weight of the second pack. >> > >Ideally yes, but one large pack would need to be even larger than a split pack, as >you wouldn't want it to drain to 50%, and the extra >weight would be a problem on the hills for the return trip, just when the large pack >is already partially drained. > >A tough application. > > >Vince > > >
