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If you don't want to go the battery equalizer route (the best way to go with the 24V systems without the 12V center tap), at least do a 24-12V converter.
But you should also be doing a full charge with the NOCO on the rear battery every month to make sure it's brought up, even if you have to...
So for some reason, even with a battery disconnect, my batteries were dead this morning (after sitting almost 2 weeks, voltage under 4.5V each battery)
I figured I'd post a picture of how I set up the 12V jump boxes, as some people are more visual in their learning (and words can be confusing)...
I ran mine for the first few months on a pair of old car batteries. I've heard stories though that if the batteries aren't the same size/capacity, bad things can happen, so as soon as I got mine licensed (about 4 months after picking it up) I splurged on a GOOD pair of batteries. Not Hawker or...
I would argue that for 2 12V batteries in series with nothing to balance them, using a 12V charger on the one battery that is undercharged WOULD be the correct tool for the job, because a 24V charger will still overcharge the one battery in order for the lower charged battery to be brought up to...
Not quite sure where the 6 volt question came from. If it's related to the charger he is using it looks like a 12V 6 amp charger, which is just fine for charging one at a time.
Pretty much every vehicle I've heard that was described as "runs after jump starting" doesn't have batteries in it.
If it DOES have the batteries, there's an even chance they'll be toast, but some chargers like the NO.CO have a repair function that may or may not save them with enough...
running voltage is just over 28VDC (28-28.8VDC)
Each battery will be at about 14-14.4VDV when vehicle is running if the charging system is functioning properly.
At rest they'll be somewhere around 12.6V or higher. Below that is a drained or dead battery.
Depending on the style of...