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Re: Europa-List: Re: Sourcing a 24V battery

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Sourcing a 24V battery
From: N55XS <topglock@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:20:13

Jim Butcher wrote:

>
>Nigel,
>
>When I looked at this I talked to Tim at B&C.  Their advice was to just use
>two small 12V batteries in series.  The cell to cell resistance is about the
>same as the jumper will be.  In fact their small 24 batt is exactly that, 2
>12V in series.  I also concluded that the starter would be OK on 24V since
>it is (should be) so intermittent.  I went back to the 12V system since I
>already own a heated 12V pitot which I found can't be modified or replaced
>cheaply.  I do have dual alternators, the second one being a 40 Amp running
>off the crankshaft similar to Jim Nelson's.
>
>Jim Butcher A185
>  
>

Another advantage to running two 12v batteries, in series, is that you 
can draw off either of the single batteries, individually, should you 
need only 12 volts...

-- 
Jeff - A055
Finishing the panel and waiting on the paint guy...


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