What's the disadvantage of having your leisure batteries in different locations? I know the rule of thumb is to keep all cable runs short and all batteries close together, but what if you don't have the space?
My battery locker only has enough room for one large battery. Probably 100-115Ah will be all I can get in there. But last night, I was clearing out a locker at the rear offside corner of our camper where a large generator would be fitted and the penny dropped. Good location to fit another battery?
There is even a very heavy gauge wire already there for a generator starter motor, which is already connected to the leisure battery. I recon the cable length is 15ft.
If I were to fit another leisure battery in this locker, what would be the downside to running the leisure batteries in parallel? Would it damage the batteries?
My battery locker only has enough room for one large battery. Probably 100-115Ah will be all I can get in there. But last night, I was clearing out a locker at the rear offside corner of our camper where a large generator would be fitted and the penny dropped. Good location to fit another battery?
There is even a very heavy gauge wire already there for a generator starter motor, which is already connected to the leisure battery. I recon the cable length is 15ft.
If I were to fit another leisure battery in this locker, what would be the downside to running the leisure batteries in parallel? Would it damage the batteries?