Need Quick Answer to Battery Question! HELP!
Hi. I noticed that one of the two 12V batteries in my fiver was getting hot. Obviously defective. I removed the wires going to the negative terminal and secured them together with a screw and nut. So,...
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full_mosey wrote:larry barnhart wrote:
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If Ed had 2 6 volt batteries and one went bad he would be in big trouble??
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chevman
Easy. If half of your 12V bank of 2 x 6V in series goes bad you have no 12V. Possible, but not probable. Worst case you buy two new 6Vs.
If this loss of power creates a medical emergency then consider 2 x 12V in parallel where you can limp along on only one battery.
HTH;
John
Your answer is why I would not have 2 6 volt batteries, thanks
chevman
