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In series. The blue wire is connected between the packs and measures the voltage in between. That might drain the lower pack.....Dumb question about the Blacktip... There's two PTB batteries, are these wired in Series or Parallel?
If in Series, then it should be possible to take only one battery out to disconnect the circuit?
OK, more questions from a Blacktip newbie...
How long to drain batteries installed into a Blacktip? One would assume that it's OK to install the batteries in the car park and then carry the scooter to the boat; couple or three hours to steam out to the site; then dive, then leave the batteries in for the journey back to port and to the car? (say 8 hours)
Has anyone actually measured the quiescent current drain?
(BTW have had a couple of dives thus far and it's utterly brilliant! Wondered about training then thought sod it and jumped in for a couple of 30m/100' dives. Being neutral in the water it's not at all an embuggerance like a stage cylinder and nicely clips off on one's chest D-ring. Need to finesse things, but am going to have so much fun with it!)
It is definitely no problem to put them in first thing in the morning and leave them in all day.
My guess is that you wouldn't lose THAT much in putting them in the night before. To ME, the biggest issue with putting them in the night before is my own fallibility. If I put them in the night before, I feel like I'm a lot more likely to forget they're in there and then leave them, in the case where the next day is canceled for some reason.