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   George.Anthony to sticks   
   Re: battery change questions   
   06 Jun 24 15:10:01   
   
   From: ganthony@gmail.net   
      
   sticks  wrote:   
   > On 6/6/2024 7:45 AM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   >> Hi all,   
   >>   
   >> Some of you may recall my previous questions about the subpar   
   >> performance of the Interstate SRM-24 deep cycle 12 V battery on my   
   >> Lance 1475.  I'm thinking more about possibly replacing it with a   
   >> pair of 6 V batteries in series and am hoping for some advice.   
   >>   
   >> To wire in a battery pair, I think it would just be a matter of   
   >> connecting the positive terminal of one battery to the negative   
   >> terminal of other, then connecting the trailer's cables (with   
   >> correct signs, of course) to the remaining two battery terminals.   
   >> Is there more to it than that?   
   >   
   > Correct.  Wired in series (positive to negative) the AH remains the same   
   > and voltage doubles.  Wired in Parallel (positive to positive) AH   
   > doubles and the voltage remains the same.   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   >> The trailer has a Progressive Dynamics PD4000 power control center   
   >> and a Go Power! GP-BMK-25 battery monitor.  After switching the   
   >> batteries, I think I'd simply reset the monitor to reflect the   
   >> higher capacity.  Does that sound right? >   
   >> Is it too simple to think the PD4000 would use (and charge!) the   
   >> new battery pair without any additional changes needed?   
   >   
   > You definitely will have to reset the AH capacity.  Other than that, it   
   > looks like everything else is automatic.  Here's the manual in case you   
   > don't have it.   
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