Posted by JimS on January 14, 2012 at 20:36:19 from (209.148.96.22):
How should 6 volt batteries be wired in series? When wired in series and place on a charger, should only a 6 volt charger be used? If jumped, should it only be jumped by another 6 volt?
I ask as I have a car with 2, 6 volt batteries in series. It appears that the ground from first battery is grounded normally and the positive terminal from that battery going to the negative of the second battery and the positive of the second battery running on to the normal postive hook up. The previous owner said a charger could not be hooked up, but I suspect that he tried using a regular 12 volt charger with no success.
Thanks for any info and all the info you guys have provided in the past.
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