Richard is not so much being silly as he is being an expounder of a theory
with which he has fallen in love???

In practical terms he is full of it. Operating batteries in parallel is
virtually bullet proof. Clearly he has no practical experience or his
position would shift.

In some ways he reminds me of the K of Oz and DFI.

Butch
"Tim" wrote in message
oups.com...
I guess I better disconnect the 2nd factory battery in my Duramax
Diesel
pickumup.

Not a bad idea...LOL!
batteries can explode, I don't deny that. But if it was that great or
common of an issue, then there would be all kinds of govt regulations
checking for paralell and series battery applications to be in "code"

Almost all your diesel Semi-trucks have not only 2 but 3 and even 4
batteries and no "diodes" or "spark arrestors" installed. they are
however, mounted in a battery box which if I rememeber correctly is
Coast Guard mandatory on boats anyhow.

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:23:28 GMT, "Butch Davis"
wrote:

Richard is not so much being silly as he is being an expounder of a theory
with which he has fallen in love???

In practical terms he is full of it. Operating batteries in parallel is
virtually bullet proof. Clearly he has no practical experience or his
position would shift.

In some ways he reminds me of the K of Oz and DFI.

I refuse to comment other than to say...

EXACTLY!!! :)

I'm sure Richard has something to contribute - on this issue I'm
afraid he's in a very small, and very wrong, minority.

Hey, everybody has an opinion - no harm, no foul.

Later,

Tom

Butch Davis writes:

Operating batteries in parallel is virtually bullet proof.
Clearly he has no practical experience or his position would shift.

We'll have to leave this as a distinct difference of opinion, then.