I Totally agree with you, James. But the individual cells within a battery can go out of balance, too. I like to do an equalizing charge annually with a fully manual charger made from a Variac, meters, and a rectifier module from an old welding machine. I think too few people ever think to do this with multicell batteries. Of course this is maybe a good thing sometimes since it requires the operator to actually pay attention to the battery temps, electrolyte level, and meters. Or else.
A good cheap system for monitoring and keeping batteries in balance would be a good thing. But most stuff available is targeted at 12v batteries. I and many other folks use 6v golf cart batteries. My main charger is a 48v smart charger with 4 independant 12v lead pairs and I am forced to use each for a pair of my 6v batteries. Better than the whole bank in series but still leaves something to be desired. So any comprehensive monitoring and management system should make allowances for those using single cell, 6v, 8v (yeah there are still plenty of them around) and 12v batteries.
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