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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Folks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have three strings of batteries cabled in parallel to a common buss bar.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">During charging, one string takes significantly less current than the others.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">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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<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mark Frye</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Berkeley Solar Electric Systems</FONT>
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