I am going to extend the service time of my inverter by adding more batteries.
I have two 12v batteries in series as a set attached to the inverter. I intend to add a 2 more battery set that will be in series with each other and in aggregate in parallel with the other existing set.
The risk I introduce is if the battery sets are not "balanced" I will discharge good batteries through bad batteries; because eventually some become bad and the result is that I waste the life of my sets.
The solution is pretty simple: use a diode (and fuse) in each of the 2 battery sets. And ... that sounds simple. So I went to Bellon and 8a asking for the components and they could not help me. (Although the taught me how to say Diode in Spanish).
I am not surprised that batteries in this country are frequently connected in parallel without diodes. But, there must be someplace I can go to get the components (blocking diodes etc).
Your assistance please.
I have two 12v batteries in series as a set attached to the inverter. I intend to add a 2 more battery set that will be in series with each other and in aggregate in parallel with the other existing set.
The risk I introduce is if the battery sets are not "balanced" I will discharge good batteries through bad batteries; because eventually some become bad and the result is that I waste the life of my sets.
The solution is pretty simple: use a diode (and fuse) in each of the 2 battery sets. And ... that sounds simple. So I went to Bellon and 8a asking for the components and they could not help me. (Although the taught me how to say Diode in Spanish).
I am not surprised that batteries in this country are frequently connected in parallel without diodes. But, there must be someplace I can go to get the components (blocking diodes etc).
Your assistance please.