Battery question
My batteries are reaching the end of their good useful life and I am wondering whether to replace them with two 6 volt rather than two 12 volt ones? Would I have to change my inverter, I have a 2012 J...
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NOTE You do not add capacity when wired in series, you add voltage
To lessen confusion, would it not be clearer to state "amp hours"? "Capacity" can certainly be expressed as watt hours which is "storage" -- another less ambiguous term than capacity.
Some of this stuff is hard-to-grasp by folks lacking aptitude.
Voltage PRESSURE
Amps FLOW
Amp Hours ENERGY STORAGE BASED ON TIME
Like putting height markers on a water tank indicating HOURS. Measurement is calibrated by the size of the drain pipe.
Very tall skinny tank (high voltage less storage) offers fast flow but less time flowing
Squat large tank offers low flow pressure but for for a looooong time.
Cells in series are tanks stacked one atop another -- vertical pressure buildup
Cells in parallel are tanks placed side by side. Lower flow. less pressure
Storage is amp hours is gallons -- nothing else.
No this analogy isn't by any means perfect -- but it beats hard to comprehend terms (at least I hope so)
To lessen confusion, would it not be clearer to state "amp hours"? "Capacity" can certainly be expressed as watt hours which is "storage" -- another less ambiguous term than capacity.
Some of this stuff is hard-to-grasp by folks lacking aptitude.
Voltage PRESSURE
Amps FLOW
Amp Hours ENERGY STORAGE BASED ON TIME
Like putting height markers on a water tank indicating HOURS. Measurement is calibrated by the size of the drain pipe.
Very tall skinny tank (high voltage less storage) offers fast flow but less time flowing
Squat large tank offers low flow pressure but for for a looooong time.
Cells in series are tanks stacked one atop another -- vertical pressure buildup
Cells in parallel are tanks placed side by side. Lower flow. less pressure
Storage is amp hours is gallons -- nothing else.
No this analogy isn't by any means perfect -- but it beats hard to comprehend terms (at least I hope so)
