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    Charging several 6v batteries with battery charger

    Perfect, thank you, I appreciate the responses!
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    Charging several 6v batteries with battery charger

    Thanks for the thorough response! Yep I think that all makes sense. I didn't know that the voltage difference remains even after the batteries are connected in series so that's something new I learned. Since these batteries have been sitting connected to each other they are all the same voltage...
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    Charging several 6v batteries with battery charger

    Hey, I just purchased four trojan 6v deep cycle 225ah batteries from someone who was planning on adding solar to their camper but didn't get around to it. He had the battery shop he purchased them from make some cables and hooked them up in series but he never got around to hooking anything to...
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    Connecting batteries in parallel long distance

    The van currently has a starter battery and one deep cycle house battery on separate sides of the engine bay. I believe the house battery is connected to the alternator via a dual battery isolator. I just need one bank for the house stuff. I was thinking of just spreading it across the van to...
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    Connecting batteries in parallel long distance

    So by this do you mean I should attach the feeder cables to one battery and the charging cables to the other battery? This is relevant info for my situation because you're saying if I have one battery under the hood and the rest inside the van then my solar charge controller is going to have to...
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    Connecting batteries in parallel long distance

    Hey everyone, I'm working on a conversion van that already had a house battery under the hood that's currently only charged by the alternator. This is my first time working on any type of vehicle electrical system. My plan is to add solar and, with it, another battery or two. There's a few parts...
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