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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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4+ batteries?

Hey guys...just had an idea about some batteries. I've been having problems with my batteries lately, they're just crap, but anyways thats another issue in itself. So I had a couple extra batteries lying around, and I hooked them all up together and it made my starter zing. Would it be a bad idea to use more than 2 batteries on a consistent basis or would that hurt anything?
 
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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did you hook it up as a 24 volt system, or as a 12 volt system? 4 batteries with all the positive terminals hooked together will not cause any harm. but if you hook positive to negative for 24 volts, it can mess up you electrical system.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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it will not hurt anything if done right. my 94 e350 has 4 batteries because of the enourmous electrical load that it has. if i tried to runit with only 2 batteries the alternator would go quick. the downside to owning an old ambo.
 
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