Hey guy wanted to show you how I have my 6 volt batteries wired to make my battery bank, and how I wired my inverter. Next I will be installing the solar pan…
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How To Wire your 12 volt Batteries in Series or Parallel to get one large battery or increase the voltage. You can use this for your boat, cabin, RV, or your…
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wackoguywatch says:
February 16, 2015 at 12:58 pm (UTC 0)
By no means do i have any knowledge on this stuff or claim any but i
believe i was doing some research on inverter reviews when i heard a
gentlemen say that those sparks when hooking up the inverter are just
visual notification that the capacitors in the inverter are filling with
power or something to that effect. I cant remember if thats exactly what he
said or not. Im hoping to stumble across that video again during my
travels…if i do..ill come back and either point to the video or clarify
what he said. Again i dont even know if he was right or i heard it
right,,but i do remember someone saying what that may have been and i got
the vibe that it wasnt a bad thing. Im still learning this stuff as i go. I
have had basic electricity in HS but that was many moons ago. Thanks for
sharing your experience.
howartthou says:
February 16, 2015 at 1:29 pm (UTC 0)
B1 negative as free power cable
B1 negative to B2 negative (parallel for B1 & B2)
B1 positive to B2 positive (parallel for B1 & B2)
B2 positive to B3 negative (connects B1 & B2 to B3 & B4 in series)
B3 negative to B4 negative (parallel for B3 & B4)
B3 positive to B4 positive (parallel for B3 & B4)
B4 positive as free power cable
RTStx1 says:
February 16, 2015 at 2:27 pm (UTC 0)
From research on this topic I believe the wires you have for the battery
bank should be 2/0 copper or 4/0 aluminum to prevent over heating and to
also reduce power loss.
Sam Morris says:
February 16, 2015 at 3:00 pm (UTC 0)
You were right to be concerned when doing these battery connections, as we
all dread the possibility of making a mismatched connection, and we can’t
help but think of the cost to replace these batteries, and think of what
sort of damages might occur from the exploding bank of batteries. Thoughts
of those batteries aren’t cheap, not to mention the thoughts of potential
personal injury. You sounded tired, as if you had struggled with yourself
to do this for sometime before you decided to make this video. You were
concerned about the spark, from having already attempted to connect the
inverter before.
You did good. I have been thinking about this myself and had made up my
mind that I was going to do just exactly as what you have done. I then
decided I would take a look on YouTube to see for sure, if anyone else had
actually done this. So when I saw your video, I was feeling a bit of
uncertainty and felt as you did. Ultimately, my plans would be to wire 10,
6-Volt batteries together in Parallel, each having 225-Amps, then connect
one more 6-Volt battery wired in a Series for having a 12-Volt battery
bank. Are you with me so far?
Now here’s my question. Focusing on the last 6-Volt battery that gets wired
in a Series for the 12-Volts, I don’t see the need for that last battery to
have a high Amps rating as those Amps don’t get included in the total when
wired in a Series, only the increase in voltage from 6-Volt to 12-Volt. I
don’t see any significance of that last battery, wired in as in a Series,
to be equal in amperage to the other batteries wired in Parallel. I feel
that the last battery, wired in as in a Series, can be a good 6-Volt deep
cycle battery with perhaps 10Ahours. I just don’t see a need for the last
battery to be a high-dollar battery. What do you think? Do you see any
reason for the last battery to have high Amp hours? As for the last battery
being wired in a Series, as long as the battery is deep cycle and similar
in expected number of months use, I don’t see the need for an expensive 6V
battery as the last battery wired as in a Series.
Grandpa the Grey says:
February 16, 2015 at 3:14 pm (UTC 0)
Taleulah says:
February 16, 2015 at 3:54 pm (UTC 0)
M0D0C42 says:
February 16, 2015 at 4:08 pm (UTC 0)
Grandpa the Grey says:
February 16, 2015 at 4:50 pm (UTC 0)
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February 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm (UTC 0)
Butch Crawford says:
February 16, 2015 at 5:32 pm (UTC 0)
Butch Crawford says:
February 16, 2015 at 6:31 pm (UTC 0)
jnull0 says:
February 16, 2015 at 7:07 pm (UTC 0)
shifty874 says:
February 16, 2015 at 7:23 pm (UTC 0)
Butch Crawford says:
February 16, 2015 at 7:32 pm (UTC 0)
sco durh says:
February 16, 2015 at 8:16 pm (UTC 0)
jnull0 says:
February 16, 2015 at 8:53 pm (UTC 0)
TheLowBuck Prepper says:
February 16, 2015 at 9:40 pm (UTC 0)
xxRenaissanceManxx says:
February 16, 2015 at 9:40 pm (UTC 0)
Grandpa the Grey says:
February 16, 2015 at 9:56 pm (UTC 0)
finpainter1 . says:
February 16, 2015 at 10:44 pm (UTC 0)
Lumberman2011 says:
February 16, 2015 at 11:21 pm (UTC 0)
jnull0 says:
February 16, 2015 at 11:50 pm (UTC 0)
AutoCrete says:
February 17, 2015 at 12:25 am (UTC 0)
xxxxoen says:
February 17, 2015 at 12:52 am (UTC 0)
Jeff Madre says:
February 17, 2015 at 1:18 am (UTC 0)
Travis Richards says:
February 17, 2015 at 2:03 am (UTC 0)
Great video. Question: I’ve got a 80lb thrust trolling motor that I’m
using to create current in an artificial stream that my lab uses to run
experiments on stream fishes. We need the water velocity in the tank to
reach a certain level (0.6m/s) and right now we’re maxed out at 0.51m/s.
Currently we have two 12v batteries hooked up in series. If we’re trying
to increase the turning power of the trolling motor (rpms I guess?) which
would hopefully result in an increase in water velocity, would it be better
to hook the batteries up in parallel? I’m confused about what ultimately
produces more power: volts or amperage. Thanks!
Tommy Donnelly says:
February 17, 2015 at 2:14 am (UTC 0)
Do the amps increase (times 3 int this video) along with the volts in
series?
Blue Seven says:
February 17, 2015 at 2:31 am (UTC 0)
What kind of batteries (brand / model) are you using in this video? BTW,
good video, thanks for sharing the information.
rickey parker says:
February 17, 2015 at 2:47 am (UTC 0)
thants from KF4KIE ham radio its ben a time that I need to dew this I for
got thanks
Diane Clayton says:
February 17, 2015 at 3:20 am (UTC 0)
Wow. I learned something! Thanks!
thornwarbler says:
February 17, 2015 at 4:12 am (UTC 0)
Thanx
fred bing says:
February 17, 2015 at 5:07 am (UTC 0)
what wires are you using
Apple Guy says:
February 17, 2015 at 5:21 am (UTC 0)
would you be able to do 2 of one and one of the other? for example with
your batteries it would = 24v and 36a and if so do you put the series
before or after the parallel?
Dan Antilley says:
February 17, 2015 at 6:09 am (UTC 0)
Dude says … a little more careful with this ….. WOOT … what i
needed.
NoProGoPronto says:
February 17, 2015 at 6:16 am (UTC 0)
I think I understand the concept of what you’re doing, but why not just buy
one higher voltage battery? Just trying to learn. Thanks.
philip edward price says:
February 17, 2015 at 6:46 am (UTC 0)
Ok here is a demo
I was down had to get it right
Or my nuts were toast
Got it right
Sed to laugh my head off at the teacher
I swear I was laughing before he even connected it
He was so funny
Jupiter
mike x says:
February 17, 2015 at 7:19 am (UTC 0)
what protects you from getting an electrical shock when you touch the
terminals in series. if you touched both the negative and positive
terminal with your fingers would you get shocked and will your hands draw
conduct electricity? anything over 12v is dangerous to people. if you are
doing high voltage in series how do you protect your self form being
shocked when you are touching the terminals and when you connect the
battery terminals to your high voltage controller.
elkarlos1 says:
February 17, 2015 at 7:51 am (UTC 0)
Oh and by the way, I use two big mother 100 a/h 12v deep cycle glass plate
batteries when I go camping, I just wanted to run more power thirsty
accessories like laptops & a 12v electric heater. Works great.
elkarlos1 says:
February 17, 2015 at 8:00 am (UTC 0)
Great video, thanks, I needed to know this to double the power capacity for
the 12v accessories I use when I go camping in my panelvan.
violeman says:
February 17, 2015 at 8:35 am (UTC 0)
oOSabianOo says:
February 17, 2015 at 8:57 am (UTC 0)
Shane Snyder says:
February 17, 2015 at 9:24 am (UTC 0)
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February 17, 2015 at 9:49 am (UTC 0)
Josh Aleru says:
February 17, 2015 at 10:26 am (UTC 0)
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February 17, 2015 at 10:33 am (UTC 0)
anavidhunter says:
February 17, 2015 at 11:16 am (UTC 0)
michaeltaylor92 says:
February 17, 2015 at 11:16 am (UTC 0)
ben jammin says:
February 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm (UTC 0)
Shane Snyder says:
February 17, 2015 at 12:59 pm (UTC 0)
AnnBearForFreedom says:
February 17, 2015 at 1:53 pm (UTC 0)