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Date:         Fri, 21 May 1999 14:28:08 -1000
Reply-To:     Peter Zendzian <peterz@GTE.NET>
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From:         Peter Zendzian <peterz@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aux battery solution??!!!
In-Reply-To:  <4.2.0.37.19990521201418.069d1e20@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net>
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6 Volt Batteries are almost always used in a series.  Other batteries used
in series, Golf Cart, Marine, Airplane RV's etc, the list goes on.


Pete
peterz@gte.net
83.5 Vanagon


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Beierl
Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 2:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Aux battery solution??!!!




Of course if they're six-volt batteries they'd be in series.  Duh...


:)
david


>Should be good. One thing, though, and it may be a killer.  You shouldn't
>hook batteries in parallel except when they are charging.  Otherwise tiny
>differences in the batteries will cause quite surprising currents to flow
>through the parallel






David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
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