Best way to hook up 6-volt batteries
Hey there. I own a 1988 Gulfstream Sunsport RV. When we first got it, it was having electrical issues which culminated in one of the posts on the house batteries completely melting. I just got a pair ...
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Search the form for the phrase Twelve Volt Side of Life, only use the number in place of the first word (12)
I like to describe six volt pairs like this.....
-{Bat}T{ery}+
That is one battery, in two pieces (The T in the middle is a heavy duty jumper, like starter cable)
Think of the pair as though they were a SINGLE 12 volt battery, Most all your questions about the differences between the care and feeding of six and 12 volt batteries vanish if you do that.
They are six volt sitting on the shelf, or on the ground OUTSIDE the motor home
But once PROPERLY installed, they become a 12 volt battery (Size 4D if you really want to know)
But it is -{6Volt}--{6Volt}+12 volt if you would like it another way.
I like to describe six volt pairs like this.....
-{Bat}T{ery}+
That is one battery, in two pieces (The T in the middle is a heavy duty jumper, like starter cable)
Think of the pair as though they were a SINGLE 12 volt battery, Most all your questions about the differences between the care and feeding of six and 12 volt batteries vanish if you do that.
They are six volt sitting on the shelf, or on the ground OUTSIDE the motor home
But once PROPERLY installed, they become a 12 volt battery (Size 4D if you really want to know)
But it is -{6Volt}--{6Volt}+12 volt if you would like it another way.
