I removed the 12 batteries in our 1380 Ah, 6 volt lead acid battery bank that was five years old. The new bank consists of 5, 170 Ah slimline AGM batteries. One battery was backordered but I needed to get the Wakespeeds set up and tested before we headed south. I decided to put the 4 new batteries in one of the old battery boxes and build a mount for the Wakespeeds that could be transferred to my new battery rack.
The WS500 has great schematics for various setups and the harnesses make wiring a fairly simple process. I used the van harnesses to get longer runs and avoid splicing wires to the standard harness. Below are a few pictures of the install that took two afternoons to complete and test. I gained 60 percent of the old battery floor space, saved 320 pounds and still have plenty of capacity in a smaller bank.
The two WS500s work in tandem via ethernet to monitor amps, voltage, battery and alternator temps. The battery and charge profiles are set up via dip switches within each regulator. One immediate advantage is a ramping up of charge when the engines are running at low RPM. The 56 HP Yanmars do not idle rough like they use to when both oversized alternators were sending max current to a depleted battery bank.