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Gasoline Fumes · 04-09-2012, 01:18 PM

A lot of diesel trucks run parallel 12v batteries. Mine lasted 7 years with a lot of abuse. But they were a matching pair.

What about 3 6v batteries in series with a regulator? I like my headlights much better at 14.5v than at 11.5v.

04-09-2012, 01:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
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