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Q: Do you wire 12 volt down lights in series or parallel?
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How would the bulbs shine in a series circiut?

An electric light bulb, incandescant type, is designed to operate at a certain voltage. Let's take 12 volt car headlights for example. Two 12 volt lights are connected in parallel in a car to provide the headlights, the same 2 lights could be connected in series if used on a truck with a 24 volt battery, or 20 of the lights could be connected in series if connected to a 240volt home electric circuit. (In the US think of 10 connected in series on your 110 volt system.) The lights would each produce about the same light output, but the number of lights would cause more light in total. In series there is a problem, when one light failsm they all go out. That's why lights in a house are connected in parallel.


Do you wire 12 volt down-lights to battery in series or parallel if the battery is connected to permanent 12 volt charger are you limited to the number of globes you can use?

In parallel.Yes, you are limited. If one 12V down-light requires 50W of power then 20 down-lights will require 1kW. Something's got to give as more down-lights are added. The voltage might drop so as each light is added they all become dimmer or the power supply might over-heat due to it working so hard. It's hard to knowing exactly how many down-lights you can put in parallel unless you have a power supply manufactured for down-lights and it has the manufacturer's recommendation.


How do you hook up 12 volts lights using 6 6 volt batteries?

Use a series parallel configuration. Two batteries in series to get the 12 volts. Three parallel banks of two batteries to get an increase of amp hours.


Can 6 volt batteries connected in series be jump started with a 12 volt battery?

Two 6 volt batteries in series, yes. In parallel, no.


Do 8 1.5 volt batteries make a 12 volt?

Yes, If they hooked-up in series, not parallel.


Can you use 4 12 volt batteries to make 24 volt?

No Yes. hook two in series, two in parallel.


How do you install 12 volt lights on 48 volt cart?

If your cart has 4, 12 volt batteries in series to make up the 48 volts, just connect the 12 volt lights across one of the batteries.


How do you hook up four 6 volt batteries to get 12 volts?

Connect 2 of the 6 volt batteries in parallel and then connect the other 2 in parallel. Now connect those 2 pair in series to each other. You will now have a total of 12 volts with four 6 volt batteries connected in parallel/series. Click the link.


How do you get 24 volts from 2 batteries not in series?

Two 24 volt batteries in parallel will give you 24 volts. The only other way is two 12 volt batteries in series.


How do you connect volt meter in battery charger?

To measure voltage be in parallel with the battery. Series would measure current. Parallel measures potential.


Can you parallel 4 sets of 6 volt batteries to get 12volts at the same time having the same batteries in series for a 48 volt laod?

Paralleling four sets of 6 volt batteries will still give you 6 volts. Two 6 volt batteries in series will give you 12 volts. Parallel these series sets will give you longer endurance at 12 volts. There is no way you will ever get 48 volts out of four 6 volt batteries.


How do you hook up 12 volt lights to a 36 volt battery system?

With some difficulty. Easiest way would be with three lights connected in series, shining at the same time.