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lawrosa
Explorer
Feb 12, 2018

Parallel 12volt, more capacity then AH rating? 2.7 x's more!

Just to throw another wrench in the works. Per my other posts on 12v vs 6 volt I found some vids that seem interesting It seems this guy tested parallel 12 volters. Nothing about voltage drop ...
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valhalla360
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Feb 12, 2018
Tom_M wrote:
The video is simply a demonstration of Peukert's law. As the rate of discharge increases, the battery's available capacity decreases.


Yep, 6v or 12v shouldn't matter as long as they hold the same number of watt-hours at the same rated discharge and are both deep cycle designs (not labeled but actual design).

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