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Originally Posted by JK3500
That may be true on the dual 6 volts; I have heard many opinions on both sides of the 6v vs. 12v debate. Went with 6v as most of the reading and folksI talked to recommended that over 2 x 12v batteries. One thing is for sure, it is much better than the single 12v battery it came from the factory with.
As far as the running gear being out of balance, I haven't had it checked yet but wouldn't that cause a problem on highway as well? Never had a problem on previous all-pavement trips. Also on this trip we cleaned up all the mess at the top of cottonwood pass and everything was just fine when we got home. In other words, it only rattled apart during the dirt road stretch.
Thanks for the tip on the insurance adjuster. jk |
Ohms law says "watts is watts," or "watts are watts."
A 6 volt battery at 200 amps is 1200 watts. W=EI
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12 volt battery at 100 amps is 1200 watts. W=EI
W= watts. E=voltage I=current in amperes.
Those 2 batteries will be very close to the same size.
When batteries are in series, the whole chain is no better that the weakest battery. If one battery goes south, then the system is done.
When batteries are in parallel, when one goes south, remove it from the system, and your still in business.
NO six volt setup can ever do that, unless perhaps you have 4 six volt batteries in a series parallel setup.
Even at that, if one battery went south, you lost 50 percent of the possible energy.
In the same case using 4 12 batteries in parallel, if one goes south, remove it and your at 75 percent of the possible energy.
They only advantage of six volt batteries, is that they create a greater drain on your pocket book, than the equal
12 volt batteries.
If what you say, that others have a convincing story, then heaven help our commercial airline industry if they used 6 volt battries in series. Also our automobile industry would grind to a halt, if they used 6 volt batteries in series
There is some talk, that with the steady increase of gadgets in cars, that we may have to change our car batteries to 24 volts.
Why??
The higher the voltage, the more efficient batteries become.
Again, ohms law disagrees with the 6 volt in series theory.
Andy
Hi, Andy. Words from a Ford factory rep. In the near future cars will have a 42 volt system. How they came up with that, I don't know, but I don't know where they came up with 330 volts on their hybrid either. Also read in, I believe Motor Trend, Mercedes Benz was also going to use a 42 volt system. And no, this was not dislexia. (24/42)
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