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   Ted Heise to All   
   battery change questions   
   06 Jun 24 12:45:08   
   
   From: theise@panix.com   
      
   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?   
      
   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?   
      
   Thanks, as always, for sharing your wisdom!   
      
   --   
   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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