<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466346175070_3049"><span>Alec,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466346175070_3047"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466346175070_3048">I charge two 6v at a time, but I do not uncouple the batteries. I have holes drilled in my floor boards so I can connect the charger clamp to the battery terminal. It seems to work fine.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466346175070_3047"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, June 19, 2016 7:44 AM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5340210972"><div><div dir="ltr">I have what I think is a similar setup in Shackleton. There will be 12 batteries in all, with each pod having two series sets of three batteries, and the two three-battery sets being in parallel for 36 volts. <div><br clear="none"></div><div>As far as I know the "proper" way to charge would be to decouple all the batteries and charge them individually, for which you would use a bunch of charging relays to temporarily undo the battery interconnections, and a multi-output charger. However, with 12 batteries and especially considering all I have is two conductors coming out of the pod, I've concluded the "proper" way just isn't practical for me. I've got a dual output 36 volt charger and am just going to treat each pod as a giant 36 volt battery.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>If anyone thinks this is a huge no-no that would justify opening up the pods and disconnecting every battery every time I charge, please do speak up!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br clear="none">Alec</div></div><div class="yiv5340210972gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv5340210972gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 10:43 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv5340210972gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv5340210972yqt3119601980" id="yiv5340210972yqt55353"><div dir="ltr">did anyone get my post re batteries?</div></div>
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