shop-talk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Shop-talk] Solar car battery chargers

To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Solar car battery chargers
From: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:02:15 -0700
> I'm just wondering if the having second battery will 
> somehow require more current to keep both healthy.  

Short answer: Yes, it will.  What you are fighting (mostly) is the battery's
self-discharge rate.  So assuming the two batteries are identical, it will
take twice as much current/power to keep both of them charged.

Randall
_______________________________________________

Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Suggested annual donation  $12.96
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>