Robert,
no , the amps do not divide !
when you hook up e.g. 2 batteries of 12 in series on a 24 volt charger, each batterie takes more or less 12 V (depending on the pre-charged state of the batteries )
For the Amps however , all the amps are going trough all the batteries , thats also why i said in another post to first 'level' your batteries by hooking them up in parallel (+ to + and - to - please .. ! ) so they have the same charge. this avoids that 1 battery will surge more amps then the other need.
if you put two batteries in series that where 1 is e.g. almost flat and the other is full... the flat one will drive the loading and the Amps causing the other one to have to swallow the Amps too
= overcharging
I'm not an battery-expert , all the above is from experience so i might be off a bit , tough , so far i managed to keep all my batterys in a happy state .
to underline my statement , i have here 4 X 100AH batteries 6V for my truck , i load them with a 24 volt charger all in 1 series its a 10 ACharger
(remind : load Gel batteries with a max of 10% of their capacitity in AH )
if you are not comfortable , a multi-meter is your friend,
1-first 'level the batteries (parallel
2-measure and write down the voltage for each battery
3-hook up the batteries in series , put them on the charger ,
4-firts measure the Amp (you can do this in any part of the circuit)
5-then measure the voltage that 'hangs' over each battery by putting you meter on V and the pins on the + and - , all voltages should be fairly the same .
if one is off scale to the other ones (should be noticable on 2 ) it is either discharged, has a failure or is simply broken .do not continue loading .
best regards,
Luc
