u/HammerheadFalcon

Duel 6-volt battery hookup help required

Duel 6-volt battery hookup help required

Hey everyone,

This is going to be my first full season with a travel trailer and I already made a classic rookie mistake. I (stupidly) forgot to snap a photo of my battery hookups before pulling them for the winter. Now I’m staring at a pile of cables and could really use a hand.

I have two 6V batteries that I’m trying to wire in series for a 12V system.

The setup so far:

  • I’ve got the thick red jumper cable connecting the Positive of Battery A to the Negative of Battery B.
  • Aside from that jumper, I have 5 additional wires from the trailer to deal with.
  • Currently, I have three red/orange wires on Battery A’s Positive terminal.
  • I have two black wires split up. One on Battery A’s Negative and one on Battery B’s Negative.
  • The trailer is solar ready if that's helpful to you all.

I’m keeping the breakers off for now because I have a feeling I’m "way out to lunch" here, and the owner's manual is basically Greek to me.

Does this sound right, or am I about to let the smoke out of my electrical system? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

u/HammerheadFalcon — 14 days ago