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Most lawn mowers have no battery whatsoever. Push mowers, the most common form of mower, have no need for a battery.

Riding lawnmowers, with electric start, do need these batteries. Years ago the normal starter system for everything ran on 6 VDC (actually 7.2 VDC). The problem with these 6 volt systems is that it takes power to start an engine. Power is measured in watts. A watt is voltage multiplied by current. To obtain a higher level of power using the same current levels, voltage must go up. 12 VDC (actually 13.6) became a standard in the late 50's and early 60's.

High performance engines sometimes goes the next step. Newer planes, as an example, will use a 24 VDC system for starting their engine(s).

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