Re: (ET) Voltmeters/battery

[Dave & Debbie Barden <daveb seanet com>]

My e12 taps 12v for the lights and 18v for the front lift motor.  those 
batteries that are tapped will always read lower than the batteries that 
are 
not. to get equal draw on all batteries you would need to replace the taps 
with 
a dc-dc converter(s) to provide power to the lights and lift motor.

dave
seattle

> At 11:35 AM 5/13/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >Recently several of you suggested that it might be nice to know the
> >relative state of each battery in the pack. I too thought that would be
> >interesting to know since it is messy and time consuming to determine
> >that by hydrometer. So I  hooked up six voltmeters, one to each battery.
> >So.....they are indeed wonderful indicators of relative battery
> >condition especially under load. Hydrometer readings verify the
> >voltmeter readings. Usually one of the three cells go bad first in a six
> >volt battery. A voltmeter cannot indicate which one, of course, but it
> >does give a relative indication of what is going on. Under load the
> >relative strength of each battery in the pack is quite visible even with
> >the cheap meters I am using. If anyone is interested in knowing more I
> >can individually email digital photos and/or a schematic diagram (the
> >list owner does not permit this due to storage limitations).
> >Regards,
> >Tom
> 
>  It would be interesting to know what batts go bad first.
> The one after the charger? Next to the cut out switch?
> One farthest from the charger?
> on mine it was the 2 next to the cut out switch. One in front, one in 
> back.
> >
> >
> Matthew P.Magda Jr.
> 
> 
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