Mixing different volatage batteries
Have 2 new 6v Interstate batteries, if I have enough room for just 1 more, would this work for 12v? if so, where would you connect the load.
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B1+ to B2+ as shown
B2- to B3 + (not as shown)
B1- to B3 - (not as shown)
Or you can think of it like this
The 12 volt battery is represented by
-{Battery}+ 12 volts
The Six volters like this
-{Bat}t{ery}+ 12 volts
That is two half batteries in series
The combined
-{Battery}+
{Bat}t{ery} 12 volts
B2- to B3 + (not as shown)
B1- to B3 - (not as shown)
Or you can think of it like this
The 12 volt battery is represented by
-{Battery}+ 12 volts
The Six volters like this
-{Bat}t{ery}+ 12 volts
That is two half batteries in series
The combined
-{Battery}+
{Bat}t{ery} 12 volts
