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A bank of batteries is either wired in series or parallel, depending on the usage requirements of the battery bank. If you wire batteries in series the output voltage increases, but the endurance remains the same. If you wire a bank of batteries in parallel the voltage is the same as one battery, but the endurance increases in line with the number of batteries in the bank. For example, three 6-volt batteries in series produces 18 volts, but three 6-volt batteries in parallel produces 6 volts and lasts three times as long as one battery. The way you charge a battery bank depends on how they are wired.
Step 1
Check the method used to wire the battery bank before attempting to charge the batteries. If the wires attached between the battery terminals are connected positive to negative, then the battery bank is wired in series. If the wires attach positive to positive and negative to negative then the batteries are wired in parallel. The battery terminals are labeled “+” or “Pos” for positive and “-“ or “Neg” for negative.
Step 2
Calculate the voltage of the battery bank, if it’s wired in series. Check the labels on the batteries to determine the individual voltage of each then multiply the voltage from one battery by the number of batteries in the bank. For example, if you have three 12-volt batteries, you multiply 12 by 3 to get 36. The answer you get determines the voltage you need to charge you batteries. If the batteries are wired in parallel simply check the label on one of the batteries to determine the voltage you need to use to charge them; all the batteries produce the same voltage, if they’re wired in parallel.
Step 3
Set your battery charger to the correct voltage as previously determined. Connect the clamp on the end of the red battery cable from the charger to the positive terminal of the first battery in the bank. This applies irrespective of whether the batteries are wired in series or parallel.
Step 4
Connect the clamp on the end of the black battery cable from the charger to the negative terminal of the first battery in the bank, if the batteries are wired in parallel. However, if the batteries are wired in series you need to connect the clamp on the end of the black cable from the battery charger onto the negative terminal of the last battery in the battery bank.
Step 5
Insert the plug into the power supply socket. Turn on the electricity and your battery bank starts charging.
Step 1
Check the method used to wire the battery bank before attempting to charge the batteries. If the wires attached between the battery terminals are connected positive to negative, then the battery bank is wired in series. If the wires attach positive to positive and negative to negative then the batteries are wired in parallel. The battery terminals are labeled “+” or “Pos” for positive and “-“ or “Neg” for negative.
Step 2
Calculate the voltage of the battery bank, if it’s wired in series. Check the labels on the batteries to determine the individual voltage of each then multiply the voltage from one battery by the number of batteries in the bank. For example, if you have three 12-volt batteries, you multiply 12 by 3 to get 36. The answer you get determines the voltage you need to charge you batteries. If the batteries are wired in parallel simply check the label on one of the batteries to determine the voltage you need to use to charge them; all the batteries produce the same voltage, if they’re wired in parallel.
Step 3
Set your battery charger to the correct voltage as previously determined. Connect the clamp on the end of the red battery cable from the charger to the positive terminal of the first battery in the bank. This applies irrespective of whether the batteries are wired in series or parallel.
Step 4
Connect the clamp on the end of the black battery cable from the charger to the negative terminal of the first battery in the bank, if the batteries are wired in parallel. However, if the batteries are wired in series you need to connect the clamp on the end of the black cable from the battery charger onto the negative terminal of the last battery in the battery bank.
Step 5
Insert the plug into the power supply socket. Turn on the electricity and your battery bank starts charging.
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