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> >From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
> >
> >Why not get two 12V batteries of the proper dimensions to fit the
> >dual 6V boxes and connect them in parallel?
>
> Sorry friend, but it don't work that way. Connecting two batteries
> in series will cause the resulting voltage to be the sum of the two.
> Connecting two batteries of the same voltage will cause the voltage
> to be unchanged, but the total current available will be the sum of
> the current available from each battery. This is why you are able
> to jump start a car by connecting the cables in parallel.
> BTW, I wouldn't ever connect two batteries of different voltages in
> parallel for an entended period. The higher voltage battery would
> destroy the lower voltage one.
>
> -Jim.
Am I missing something here?
Roland
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