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RoyB
Aug 31, 2013Explorer II
12VDC Batteries are connected in PARALLEL... Will look something like this... The balanced way is to take the negative off of the second batteries as shown in the diagram.
Don't know how old your original 12VDC battery is but alot of folks don't like to mix an old battery with a new one. It may drag down the new one to the old battery performance wise. Its best to have two batteries of the same manufacturer and the same new age to start off with for best battery performance.

Roy Ken
Don't know how old your original 12VDC battery is but alot of folks don't like to mix an old battery with a new one. It may drag down the new one to the old battery performance wise. Its best to have two batteries of the same manufacturer and the same new age to start off with for best battery performance.

Roy Ken
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