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ron_dittmer
Explorer III
Oct 13, 2014

Batteries: Two-6V In Series, or Two-12V In Parallel ???

Before spring I will be replacing our two 12V Walmart coach batteries. Our 7 year old rig has it's original Tripplite 2000 watt inverter/charger similar to THIS ONE. I was thinking of replacing the ...
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tenbear
Explorer
Oct 13, 2014
Actually, the cells in a 6v battery are approximately 2x the size of a cell in a 12v battery, 3 cells in a 6v vs 6 cells in a 12v. Half the voltage, twice the current. Similar power output (watts).

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