1-24v or 2-12v lithium batteries

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>West Brown wrote:</div>
1 x 24v always.
2 x 12v in series is just bad planning.
That was typical for lead acid batteries. But these are LiFePo4 and have BMS’s. Unless you want to disconnect them for maintenance every few months. (Which defeats the point of buying batteries that are designed for no maintenance)

Not bad planning at all. I bought 2 12s just in case one went to sleep and I could jump it back to life. As well as they were way cheaper then 1 24v. Running 1 jumper wire to make 24v literally take 10 seconds.

That was my thoughts as well. If a battery goes to sleep I wanted a quick way to get it woke back up. 2 – 12’s does that.
Not to mention including my electronics battery I would have to run 2 different chargers. This way I can still run my 3 bank charger.
Now if they are below freezing I have a different plan for charging.

That was my thoughts as well. If a battery goes to sleep I wanted a quick way to get it woke back up. 2 – 12’s does that.
Not to mention including my electronics battery I would have to run 2 different chargers. This way I can still run my 3 bank charger.
Now if they are below freezing I have a different plan for charging.
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When we were on rainy th last night I threw a heated blanket on low in my battery compartment, after about 45 minutes it was noticeably warmer in their and then I plugged them in. That worked for me, but I thought about the heated trays guys use for their campers, but the blanket I had on hand, and it seemed to work