I think that wires big enough for 10 amps would over a hour ballance a bat that was 10 ah less the the others. your relays would have to handel this. I have a manual equalizer in my work truck and could(3/4 of the relays are burn out right now) switch it by hand and look at each (2x6v) bat. Then could charge the weakest one with 70 w solar panel (on truck) while driving . What I think burned out the relays was that some stuck and when switched from one to the other shorted out. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 7:01 AM Subject: Re: battery equalizer idea
> Is this done with big honkin cables to and from each equalizer or is the > wiring simular to the Rudman setup and would it cost less for smaller packs. > Lawrence Rhodes.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 10:03 PM > Subject: Re: battery equalizer idea > > > > Lawrence Rhodes wrote: > > > Sounds like this would protect a weak battery and keep it from > > > gassing. > > > > Yes, it does. The two most fundamental advantages I've found for a high > > current balancer-equalizer are: > > > > 1. Your range is no longer limited by the weakest battery -- it is > > limited by the average for the pack as a whole, because the good > > batteries "prop up" the weak ones as you drive. > > > > 2. Battery life is improved, because you can keep using a pack that > > has batteries of significantly different capacities. Balancing > > also avoids the need to overcharge (and damage) good batteries > > to complete charging of weak batteries. > > -- > > Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring > > 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering > > Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything > > leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen > > > >
