Hurricane Electric BATTERY TIME Part 2

[dastardlydan]

  Just a question on charging a bank of battery.
I now have 10 batterys all 6 volts,
if you count the cells that 30 cell.
 
 All battery charging call for 2.37 <> volts per cells
6 or 12 volts batterys .

 In the bank with 30 cells dose this mean you need 71.1 volts
to charge the bank?

 O yes I picked up 5 batterys all read 6.26 to 6.27 volts
all less than a year old, all had 25% charge ,just lucky

[Flux]

That voltage seems reasonable but may need to change a bit depending on the type of battery. May be a bit high for some AGM, see if you can find the makers site.

If flooded cells then if they have been discharged for a while you may want to go a bit higher for a first equalising charge.

Flux

[southpaw]

If they are connected in series.

[kurt]

why not just wire them like this

and charge them with a standerd 12v charger a 60v battery bank seems kinda silly for starting off. most people pick 12, 24, or 48.