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furyous68
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Apr 13, 2018

Use 24v Batteries to run 12v System... Possible?

Sorry for the long post.... Hi everyone. I am new here. I am an RV greenhorn... don't even own one yet. But, we're in the market & the biggest thing I want out of it is to be as self-sufficient as ...
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MrWizard
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Apr 17, 2018
One 6v versus one 12v
6v at 212 amphrs = 1272 watt hrs

12v at 105 Amphrs = 1260 watt hrs

But you can't use Only one 6v, you must have two in series, because you need 12v

What you get with 6v is heavy thicker plates and stronger construction

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