On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 10:38:25 AM UTC-4, David S wrote:
Your procedure generally works, but while both batteries are connected, battery #2 will be recharging battery #1 and powering your panel, so there's a chance you could blow the fuse on battery #2. That leaves you to finish your flight with only one nearly depleted battery.

Cheers,
...david


On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 9:18:08 AM UTC-4, wrote:
While I am reading these posts with interest, I confess to being an electrical illiterate. I just use two batteries, each with a fuse, and two switches. When switching, I turn on #2 before turning off #1.

If these circuits with diodes, resistors, make-before-break switches and so on are superior, please explain why, and if the case is compelling, a circuit diagram would be appreciated so that I might take advantage of the information.

After all, in aviation "R & D" actually stands for "Ripoff and Duplicate."

I have been doing this for more than 30 years and have never blown a fuse or had any adverse effect.
UH