Francois — just to clarify: My Trojan T-105s have a rated capacity of 225 amp-hours at 6 volts; put two in series, and you get 225 amp-hours at 12 volts. So you’re not really getting half the capacity; you just can’t double the capacity. Make sense?
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Dec 15, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Just a quick comment on capacity: Don't forget that when the 6v batteries > are connected in series to get 12v you get 1/2 the stated Amp capacity as > shown on the batteries specs.. > > The amount of watts they produce is fixed and since the formula is Volts X > Amps = Watts.. If you double the volts you get 1/2 the amps.. just sayin' > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Ga
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