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Originally Posted by orange4boy
Reply to extragoode"
Remove the bulb.  2 8V batteries in series start at 18+ volts when charged and only hit 16 when fully discharged so maintaining 13.5 isn't a problem.
Two 8 volt deep cycle golf cart batteries have about a 150 amp hour capacity each at the 20 hour rate ( most commonly quoted ) For a total of 300 AH.  A consumer grade D34 yellow top has a capacity of about 55 AH. |
I know this is from 09 but I just wanted to make a small correction: When batteries are connected in series,their capacity stays the same as their individual rating. Their voltage is adding up in series!
When connected parallel,their capacity adds up but voltage stays the same.
Example: Two 12V 50A/h batteries in series will be 24V 50A/h
The same two batteries in parallel will be 12V 100A/h.
Just to clarify and not because I'm trying to be mean! The way I read it,you were referring to a series connection! If not,my apologies!
Barna