battery hookups
can two 6 volt batteries be connected to two 12 volt batteries in order to increase the battery bank? the reason i ask is because i already have two 12 volt batteries but am thinking of getting two si...
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Yes, they can. It may not be the most desirable arrangement (compared with identical batteries), but it will work. Two six volt batteries in series are nothing more or less than a single twelve volt battery.
Connecting dissimilar batteries in parallel is less of a problem than connecting them in series, which should pretty much never be done. Different battery chemistries or significantly different technologies can be more problematic (e.g. having both AGM and flooded batteries with different charge requirements).
Connecting dissimilar batteries in parallel is less of a problem than connecting them in series, which should pretty much never be done. Different battery chemistries or significantly different technologies can be more problematic (e.g. having both AGM and flooded batteries with different charge requirements).
