> Biggest issue I have with the parallel setup is the charge problem - it's
> hard to get two batteries with identical charge curves so one or the
other
> will never get a full charge or one will be over-charged and gassing
> badly.
> The only advantage to a straight parallel setup is increased starting
> current (max drain). Years back, I had a dual lead-acid battery setup
in
> a
> jet airplane where the batteries were paralleled for start then charged
> individually. The switching system failed after start and the gas from
the
> over charged battery blew - left a large open hole in the nose. The
> engine
> compartment of a Jeep is no where near as enclosed as this was and I'm
> sure
> batteries have improved a bit in the last 45 years, but why tempt
Murphy?
>
> And like Mike said, direct parallel means BOTH batteries go dead at the
> same
> time - oops!
>
> --
> Will Honea
Thanks Will,
I agree with y'all, it's just nice to get a second opinion. I'll get a
charging system isolator
and get the alternator rewound to a higher output and set up the batteries
to seperate systems
one for the basic jeep and one for all of the accessories that seem to be
adding themselves
on at an amazing pace.
Thanks to y'all for your input.
Dick
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