Checking voltage on connected 6 volt batteries

LeBout wrote:
Checked my batteries the proper way and got a good strong reading (13+ volts). I will check them again at the end of our driving day.

Good to hear that you got it figured out. :C

bob213 wrote:
Take a look at the red 6v batteries here and make sure that is how you have them hooked up.
12 volt side of life

Yes, I have them connected in series. Positive to negative.

Checked my batteries the proper way and got a good strong reading (13+ volts). I will check them again at the end of our driving day.

No, the batteries are connected in series, positive to negative.

Take a look at the red 6v batteries here and make sure that is how you have them hooked up.
12 volt side of life

Yes, while I said parallel, the two 6Vs would need to be in series to achieve the proper operating voltage. IIRC, I think it was mentioned in other thread, "now everything is working properly". If that was the case, then maybe improper measurement is the problem.

Jerry

Boon Docker wrote:

LeBout wrote:

MFL wrote:
To get the paralleled voltage of the two 6s, you need to do the pos of one battery, and the neg of the other.

Jerry

It's weird. Whether I test one battery on the positive and negative terminal or whether I test the positive terminal of one battery and the negative terminal of the other battery I get the same reading. About 6.5 volts

It sounds like the two batteries are connected in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) instead of in series (positive to negative).

Or the measurement is actually being taken between pos and pos or neg and neg.

LeBout wrote:

MFL wrote:
To get the paralleled voltage of the two 6s, you need to do the pos of one battery, and the neg of the other.

Jerry

It's weird. Whether I test one battery on the positive and negative terminal or whether I test the positive terminal of one battery and the negative terminal of the other battery I get the same reading. About 6.5 volts

It sounds like the two batteries are connected in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) instead of in series (positive to negative).

I always test each batteries separately for the 1st time because if you have different charge levels on each battery it uncertain condition for the road. However after few charge cycles it doesn't require much attention.

MFL wrote:
To get the paralleled voltage of the two 6s, you need to do the pos of one battery, and the neg of the other.

Jerry

It's weird. Whether I test one battery on the positive and negative terminal or whether I test the positive terminal of one battery and the negative terminal of the other battery I get the same reading. About 6.5 volts