Allodoxaphobia:
The reply posting by electricitym is CORRECT.
Absolutely NOT a problem to charge lead acid (gel-cell) batteries in
parallel ....
....this is done ALL THE TIME with automotive and RV/Trailer batteries.
When the towing vehicle is running it is charging both the engine battery
AND the trailer battery at the same time..... they are in fact connected in
parallel via a mechanical relay/solenoid or a solid state isolator.
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"Allodoxaphobia" wrote in message
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On 12 May 2005 06:53:29 -0700, wrote:
To: DaveM
cc: James Hahn
Bob Shuman

The simplified answer to DaveM is: YES
.... your hunch was correct, hook up the batteries in parallel which,
in a perfect world, will give you the desired rating of 12v 14A.

Tho', I would not re-charge them in parallel. Recharge'em 1 at a time.

Jonesy
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