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When I bought my new Hymer the dealer fitted it with a second battery at my request. He just linked them in parallel with all the positive and negative connections going to the one battery. I did not query this at the time because that is how I wired up my two batteries in my previous motorhome and it seemed to work fine.
I have just read the Hymer Manual (I know ..... what a wooze) and they say that all the positive connections should be on one battery and all the negative connections should be on the other one. Is that correct?
They have also left the connections uncovered, which is OK on the original battery which is tucked away, but the new battery is more exposed. I was thinking of replacing the connectors with those plastic covered ones that you press down on to tighten to the battery post. Are these OK, given that I will be running a 2000W inverter occasionally?
Many thanks for all the advice you can give (as long as it is sensible @Dawn B and @DuxDeluxe )
I have just read the Hymer Manual (I know ..... what a wooze) and they say that all the positive connections should be on one battery and all the negative connections should be on the other one. Is that correct?
They have also left the connections uncovered, which is OK on the original battery which is tucked away, but the new battery is more exposed. I was thinking of replacing the connectors with those plastic covered ones that you press down on to tighten to the battery post. Are these OK, given that I will be running a 2000W inverter occasionally?
Many thanks for all the advice you can give (as long as it is sensible @Dawn B and @DuxDeluxe )