[Milsurplus] 12v -- 24v Vehicle Power

[B. Smith]

A major problem  of using two batteries in series on 24 volt vehicles is 
that you might be tempted to tap off at 12 volts and use the 12 volt tap to 
power 12 volt equipment or accessories.
     During start if the 12 volt equipment is "on" then that equipment  is 
subject to a tremendous spike  during vehicle starting  when the starter is 
released.
Solution: Leave everything off  during start or better yet use a commercial 
grade 24 to 12 volt converter.  Been there and done that.

breck k4che


| Ray Fantini wrote:
| > There are almost a endless supply of Chevy M-1009 CUCV and M-1008 
Pickups on Government Liquidators web site, and always several on EBay. On 
the subject of parallel batteries I had a 1985 Chevy Box van that I bought 
from DRMO that used the same 6.2L diesel in a 12 volt system and it used two 
batteries in parallel with two cables between them, no diodes or nothing. 
Other Chevy diesels I have seen are the same way.
|
| Hmmm...6.2L diesel?  Wonder if any were traded in the Cash for Clunkers
| program.... :-D
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