Date:         Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:35:48 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Batteries in parallel?
Comments: To: John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, John Brush wrote:

> The original post did not inquire about car batteries and an application
> like many of us have in our vans. It was about connecting batteries
> together to generate more current for different applicatino, which is
> quite acceptable as long as the batteries are closely matched. This can be
> done by purchasing them at the same time, from the same lot if at all
> possible.
>
> Car batteries have no chance of surviving such an application, as you say,

That may be news to all the people with big V-8 diesel trucks and cars,
which often are designed to use two starting batteries in parallel.

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