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Glenn Ashmore
 
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Default Serial/parallel battery cabling?

I have four L16H 6V batteries for my 840AH 12V house bank. Due to space
and balance limitations two are on the port side of the companionway and two
on the starboard. The fuse, battery switch and power connections are on the
starboard side. I am running 5' of 4/0 cable between them. It has been
recommended to me by several people that I parallel each pair and then
series across the companionway. That does not seem right to me as it would
put the full amp load at 6V on the longest cables.. I am thinking it would
be better to series wire each side so the longer cables are carrying 12V and
half the amps

Am I missing something?

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