[Soekris] voltage questions

[Alex S.]

It's not quite that simple. When you have two batteries charging in series, you need to drain them in series also. Otherwise, one battery is going to overcharge while the other slowly dies a horrible death from sulfating.
-Alex



> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:14:45 -0800> From: MrUmunhum at popdial.com> To: mike-soekris at tiedyenetworks.com> CC: soekris-tech at lists.soekris.com> Subject: Re: [Soekris] voltage questions> > Mike,> > Easy, just get two 12v batteries, they don't need to be big ones. Gel> cells would do. Connect to your new 24V system and tap one of the 12v> batteries for your computer.> > > -- > William Estrada> MrUmunhum at popdial.com> Mt-Umunhum-Wireless.net ( 64.124.13.3 )> > Message: 4> > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:48:08 -0800> > From: Mike <mike-soekris at tiedyenetworks.com>> > Subject: [Soekris] voltage questions> > To: soekris-tech at lists.soekris.com> > Message-ID: <45DCCC28.7040400 at tiedyenetworks.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > > > > > I have a solar site I want to convert over to 24v for effeciency > > reasons. Soekris 4801 spec says it can only take 6v-20v - does anyone > > know if it's possible to make it work up to say 28 or 30v without frying > > it, or should I forget about it and stick with 12v?> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> Soekris-tech mailing list> Soekris-tech at lists.soekris.com> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
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