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How do you differentiate between a 12 volt and 24 volt car system?
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∙ 6y ago
Generally speaking, cars have a 12 volt system. They have one battery normally under the hood. The 12 volt battery has 6 fill points to put in acid. Many times there are 3 fill points per cover or you might not see any. One fill point for each cell of the battery and each cell is about 2 volts. Large trucks on the other hand have 2 or multiples of 2 batteries. They are also 12 volts each and are connected in series. That means one negative pole to the frame the positive pole connects to the neg. pole of the second battery and that second battery's positive pole connects to the fuse panel and starter. Some people have added a second battery to their vehicle and still use only 12 volts. The positive pole of each goes to a fuse panel and the negative pole goes to the frame. A long time ago there were some cars with pos. to the frame and the negative to the fuse box. This isn't done any more. The bottom line is only one battery means 12 volts. A safe check with a volt meter would be a wise thing to do.
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