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Mark,<br>
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Do the interconnects total the same length in each string? There could
be a bad connection somewhere in that string. But more than likely
this behavior is the result of a cell (or cells) that has a high
impedance because it is sulfated. How do the specific gravity numbers
look. <br>
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Kent Osterberg<br>
Blue Mountain Solar<br>
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Mark Frye wrote:
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2">Folks,</font>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2">I have three strings of batteries
cabled in parallel to a common buss bar.</font>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2">During charging, one string takes
significantly less current than the others.</font>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2">What can I infer from this? Is the low
current string healthier, presenting higher impedance due to a higher
state of charge? Or is there a single bad cell with high impedance in
this string? Both, neither, something else, or can't know without
further information?</font></p>
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