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You hook them in parallel pos to pos and neg to neg.

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Q: How to wire two 12 volt batteries to equal 12 volts?
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How do you wire three 12 volt batteries to make 36 volts?

wire it in series


Can you wire two 6 volt batteries together maintaining 6 volts but wire a separate plug off the batteries in such a way as to have a single isolated 12 volt plug?

Yes, series the two batteries to produce 12 volts. Tap off of the two end terminals for the 12 volts. Tap off of the series jumper for the 6 volts of one of the batteries. The two 6 volt batteries can not be paralleled in this connection as they will short out.


Will wiring 2 batteries in series hurt your boat?

Depends on the battery size. If your boat is a 12 volt system and you wire two 12 volt batteries in series you then have 24 volts. If the batteries are 6 volt batteries you will be fine. If you have a 12 volt system on your boat and want to use two batteries then wire two 12 volt batteries in parallel. You will still have 12 volts but will have double the amperage available and this will extend the running time of the batteries.


How do you wire 3 batteries to get 24 volts?

Connect three 12 volt batteries in series. You will triple the amperage but the volts will remain at 12. Click the link


How do you wire 3 12 volt batteries to get 24 volts?

You do not need three 12 volt batteries to get 24 volts, all you need is two batteries. So I assume by using three batteries you want to increase the amperage. Wire two of the batteries in series and then wire the third battery to the second battery in parallel and you will have 24 bolts. Or you can just wire two 12 V batteries in series to get 24 V.


How do you wire four 12 volt leisure batteries together to run 12 volt for my inverter?

To maintain the 12 volts using four batteries they have to be wired in parallel connections. This means that all of the positive posts are connected together and all of the negative posts are connected together. The total sum of all of the batteries will equal 12 volts.


How do you use the voltage multiplier to get 27 volts out of one 9 volts battery?

You can only do that with a transformer. Or you can wire three 9 volt batteries in series to get 27 volts.


How do i wire two 12 volt car batteries to make one 24 volt battery?

To get 24 volts from two 12 volt batteries, hook the positive post from one battery to the negative post of the other.


Can you wire a 12 volt DC adaptor into a machine that takes 4 D batteries without ruining it?

Four D batteries in series produce nominally 6 volts (1.5 volts per cell). A 12-volt supply may damage the machine built to run on 6 volts.


How do you wire three 12 volt batteries to get 36 volts?

The batteries need to be wired in a series configuration. Wire the negative of the first battery to the positive of the second battery, and the negative of the second to the positive to the third. If the batteries were placed in a straight line they will look like train cars, with all positive ends of the batteries pointing in the same direction. The batteries voltages are now added together for three 12 volt batteries making 36 volts.


Can you use 4 12 volt batteries in a 24 volt system?

Yes, if you wire them as two pairs in series to each other. Two batteries in series will give you 24 volts, and another two in series will give you also 24 volts. put the two 24v groups in parallel and you have 24 volts.


How do you put 2 batteries in series?

Wire minus - to positive +. Know that this will increase the voltage but the amps will stay the same. Wire two 12 volt batteries together in series and you have 24 volts. Click the link.