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Yes dear, or a battery equalizer :D That way you could continuously draw both 12V and 24V and NOT have an imbalance of battery draw, and both batteries could be charged equally with 28V supply. Goodnight!

Heath, you could try that but you'd end up with burned wires and smoke. You can parallel 2 batteries OR you can have them in series. You CANNOT have them wired both at once without some circuits YOU nor I will not be able to build or design. No offense Dude, but if you ask this question you...

CUCV aren't a problem as their charging system is MEANT to have a 12V tap. All the rest will have an eventual toll on the batteries. :deadhorse: Use a converter, equalizer, add a 12V battery and charging system or tap the grounded battery and pay the price of shorter battery life. Your...

For small to moderate loads your approach seems best, especially if you consider using a small dry cell motorcycle battery as your 12V storage. Mount 'em in any position and can't leak, 'cus they are DRY! Next in my opinion would be a battery equalizer. Followed by a second alternator . . ...

Do what you want, you have to pay to replace the batteries before their time. You CAN do it but it WILL shorten the life of your batteries, PERIOD! If the draw is really, really low, it might make little more than a few months or year difference. Bigger loads will kill your battery VERY quickly.

Sorry but that is just plain incorrect. It WILL be a problem, it will just not occur as soon. :deadhorse: