[Milsurplus] 12v -- 24v Vehicle Power

[Sean Kelly]

> Well the government must have thought it worked pretty well as they put 
> it into many 10's of thousands of vehicles for several generations.

 

Yeah, I know. I remember the day when I filled up the cells on the batteries of every single five ton truck in my squad. They were new and we'd gotten them from another squad. It was awhile after that that I finally got enough time to take care of it. I don't even think the other operators bothered to check the levels - you could see the lead inside every damned one.

 

What I was saying was that tapping 12 volts off of one of the batteries would foul things up.

 

Sean

 
> Sean Kelly wrote:
> >> The simplest way to go is to install a 24v generator or alternator and 
> >> run two 12v batteries in series. Tap off between the batteries for 12v 
> >> for lights, ignition, ect. When I had my 24v M-37 weapons carrier I 
> >> easily ran any 12v gear that way. Worked just fine till I sold it for 
> >> college money. Damn I wish I still had it. :'(
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> > I can't figure out why this combination wouldn't charge one battery too much and the one for 12 Volts too little? ------- Because they are in series not parallel. ------------
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