House Battery getting hot

[Kevin D Pem]

Not really any different than AC. resistance because of lower voltages. Different load/wire size due to duty cycle. And never an issue due to wave timing on parallel runs.

The reason it's important to force the power through the battery bank is battery resistance.

There are a few of us industrial electricians on the forum. My information has been charged more by hobbies and side hustles in e boats, and computer controlled machines. Other than that I'm just a retired electrician.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I know buss bars are popular, but a simple lug works. I also use a short piece of hose over the bolt to protect the electrical connection from accidentally shorts.

 

[Wemustrv]

Welcome to RVforums from Ely, Iowa I would also consider AGM batteries

 

[TEO]

Its currently hot as hell here in AZ still, so just to get this corrected quickly I'm going to get me 2 new agm batteries and wire the positive loads off the first battery and the negatives off the second battery. And in the fall when it cools down I'll clean it up some more and probably go with the buss bars. Thanks everyone for your knowledge and help.

 

[T’sOVR&Explore]

A pair of AGM batteries will get you going again easy. Happy travels!

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I have in the past purchased AGMs at Sam's club.

So PHX, Yuma,or bullhead?

 

[TEO]

I have in the past purchased AGMs at Sam's club.

So PHX, Yuma,or bullhead?

West side of Phoenix in Goodyear.
Moved to the Phoenix area in 1986

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Yah I moved there when Litchfield was still in the country. 1965

 

[TEO]

Dropped by this morning and pulled out 2 batteries and saw this tag mounted inside the battery area.
Looks like it was connected this way from the factory, as designed.
But from what was said and the research I have been doing it doesn't seem correct.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Dropped by this morning and pulled out 2 batteries and saw this tag mounted inside the battery area.
Looks like it was connected this way from the factory, as designed.
But from what was said and the research I have been doing it doesn't seem correct.

Your research is correct, but both ways work.

There is a saying;

There is more than one way most things can be accomplished.

So although there are many ways to do a job, does not mean there is not a way the job can provide better results.

In this case longer battery life is the goal, not just making the system work.

 

[TEO]

Your research is correct, but both ways work.

There is a saying;

There is more than one way most things can be accomplished.

So although there are many ways to do a job, does not mean there is not a way the job can provide better results.

In this case longer battery life is the goal, not just making the system work.

Totally agree, there way is easier but not necessarily better/correct