If you hooked up two 12V batteries in a "Series"
wouldnt that make them one 24v battery? I think what
Brent is doing is using two 6V batteries in a series,
right?

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--- Brent Christensen <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Aargh.  Now I have a headache.  I just re-read my
> post.  You're right, they
> are 12v batteries; I was right the first time.
> Sorry for the confusion.
>
> I can tell you that it works well, though.  Please
> refer to my FIRST post
> from Fri, 2 Jul 1999 for details:
>
>
http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9907A&L=vanagon&P=R7340
>
> Brent
>
>
> >From: Angus Gordon <agordon@BRIGHT.NET>
> >Reply-To: Angus Gordon <agordon@BRIGHT.NET>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will
> ANYTHING fit?
> >Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 07:38:01 -0500
> >
> >>In my earlier response about the U1 sized
> wheelchair batteries I
> >>mistakenly
> >>said that I wired them in PARALLEL.  This is
> incorrect.  They are wired in
> >>SERIES. Wiring them in Parallel would result in
> the same voltage (approx).
> >>By wiring in SERIES, you get twice the line
> voltage (12v).
> >
> >
> >
> >I hate to confuse the issue, but these are actually
> 12V batteries.
> >Wiring them in parallel would be correct. (unless
> you like your beer really
> >cold!)
> >
> >
> >Angus
> >
> >
> >================================
> >Angus Gordon                       '89 Carat
> >NW Ohio                            '86 Syncro
>
>
>
>
> Brent Christensen
> '89 GL Syncro Westy
> Santa Barbara, CA
>
>
>
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