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What is parallel car battery wiring?
parallel battery wiring is hooking 2 batteries together in parallel series give you double the volts Clarification: Parallel battery wiring is where two or more batteries are hooked together in parallel (i.e. both/all positive battery terminals are wiredtogether, and both/all negative battery terminals are wired together. This results in a battery voltage which is the same as that of the individual batteries (typically 12V in most cars). The reason for doing this is to boost battery capacity- two identical batteries wired in parallel give twice the electical storage capacity of one battery. No increase in voltage is obtained with parallel wiring. Series wiring is where two or more batteries are hooked together in series (i.e. positive terminal of the first battery is hooked to the negative terminal of the second battery). The resulting voltage is the sum of the individual battery voltages - if two 12V batteries are hooked together, the resulting voltage will be 24V. No increase of storage capacity is obtained with series wiring.
What is the circuit when jump starting a car battery. Series or parallel?
Parallel
Are the car battery cells connected in a parallel or in a series?
Sereies, with each cell about 2.2volts
Are car battery cells connected in series or in parallel?
Battery cells are conneted in series. Each cell of a 12v battery averages 2.1v when charged. SERIES 2-4-6-8 and so on
What are the car battery cables hooked up to?
the alternator
Can you charge car battery while hooked up still?
Yes
Are car headlights wired in parallel or in series?
Parallel. Simple.
Which part of the battery is an amp connected to in a car?
An ammeter must be connected in parallel to the circuit. If you do not understand the difference between parallel and series connection then you should leave it to a competent mechanic/electrician.
Why do the flashers flash when the battery is hooked up?
This is because each time the battery is disconnected, the computer in the car loses power. When the new battery is hooked up, the computer system needs to be reset to stop the lights from blinking.
What happens when you connect batteries of different capacities i.e Ah in parallel or in series in a circuit?
Capacity in Ah is not directly related to voltage. If you have 3 AA batteries, each with different mAh ratings, you should be able to connect them in parallel or series to your hearts content. In series, the voltage will be additive: 3*(1.5volts) = 4.5 volts total voltage across all three batteries in series, assuming the battery voltage is 1.5 volts. In parallel, the voltage will be equivalent to 1 battery. In parallel, the three batteries are able to provide 3 times more current at 1.5 volts than if all three are in series at 4.5 volts. Be careful when parallelling batteries of different voltages though. This is not a good idea, as they will try to force each other to match terminal voltage (voltage at the outputs of the batteries). An example: 1.5 volt AA battery, and a 12 volt car battery can be put in series - the total voltage will be 13.5 volts. The total current that can be sourced will be limitted by the AA's limit (much less than the car battery's limit). If put in parallel, the AA will try to force the voltage of the car battery down to 1.5 volts by drawing current into itself from the car battery. Alternately, the car battery will try to force the AA to 12 volts by pushing current into the AA battery. The AA battery will overheat, and likely catastrophically fail (blow up).
Will an alternator put out power if not hooked up to a battery and y?
No, the battery is part of it's circuit. In fact nothing in the car will work without the battery.
Can you charge a battery out of a car?
depends if the battery does not have at least 4 volts in it then ,you will have to find an old time charger Chargers of today have to have a 4 volt signal from the battery being charged to the charger to turn on. You can trick it by putting a battery with at least 4 volts in it and then hook the other battery to the one already hooked up . Hook them parallel charger positive to battery positive and batteryu positive to other battery positive neg same way You do not have to remove battery from car to charge it
