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  1. mistaken1

    24 Volt battery????????

    So those are starting batteries not deep cycle batteries? If they are deep cycle they would work well in solar applications. I would think they would be good for the generators.
  2. mistaken1

    24 Volt battery????????

    I do not see why not other than fitting things into the spaces available and the cost of a 24V battery verses a 12V battery assuming you can get the same or higher CCA ratings. Series two batteries and you double the voltage but the current level is the same as a single battery. Parallel two...
  3. mistaken1

    24 Volt battery????????

    COTS = Common Off The Shelf (meaning not custom designed like a HMMVW). They are just plain jane gm trucks with a modified starting system. My understanding is that the HMMVW is all 24V. Because voltage is EMF (Elctro Motive Force). It is what pushes electrons through things creating...
  4. mistaken1

    24 Volt battery????????

    These trucks are COTS vehicles. Everything is 12V except the starting system. You have changed the glow plug part of the charging system to 12V. You would have to replace the passenger 12V alternator with a 24V alternator. It would ground to the engine block just like the drivers side does...
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