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2.7 - CROSS TYING BATTERIES IN PARALLEL PACKS
Inordertomaintainbalanceinparallelbatterypacks,itisbesttocrosstiethe
batteries.Thismethodofconnectionwillmaximizetheperformanceandlifeofyour
batterysystem.Cross-tyingbatteriesmeansconnectingpositivetopositivesand
negativestonegativesofeachadjacentbatteryintheset.SeeDIAGRAM 5belowfor
propercrosstyingconnections.Thedottedlinesrepresentthecrosstiedcables.
Leavesomespacebetweenbatteriesforairowandminorbattery
expansion.
2.8 - CHARGING BATTERIES BEFORE USE
NewAGMbatteriesthathaveonlybeenstoreduptosixmonthswillnotneedtobe
chargedpriortobeingputintoservice.
IfnewAGMbatterieshavebeenstoredformorethansixmonths,and/orinan
exceptionally hot environment, a charge may be necessary prior to being put into
service.Also,ifthebatteriesarenotchargedpriortobeingputintoservice,youmay
experienceaslightreductioninrangeontherstcycle.
Checktheopencircuitvoltage(O.C.V.)ofeachbatteryinthesetandifanybattery
withinthesetislessthanthevaluesinTABLE 3below,rechargethebatteryset.
Ifthechargerhasamaintenancemode,selectthatmodetoboostchargethe
batteries.Otherwise,runthenormalchargecycle.
Installation
< 2.0 Volts
< 6.2 Volts
< 8.3 Volts
< 12.5 Volts
Open Circuit Voltage (O.C.V.)
2 Volt
6 Volt
8 Volt
12 Volt
Battery Nominal Voltage
TABLE 3
DIAGRAM 5