How Do You Install Car Batteries In A Series?
Connecting batteries in series is a way to get the combined voltages of the batteries as a power source. For example, two 6-volt batteries connected in series will deliver 12 volts of power, or three 12-volt batteries connected in series will produce 36 volts. Automobiles don’t usually require batteries to be connected in series because they have 12-volt systems, and these batteries are widely available. But powerful sound and multimedia systems and other high tech accessories may require you to connect car batteries in series. Place the batteries in the battery compartment of the vehicle so that the jumper wires can easily reach from one battery to the opposite terminal of the adjacent battery. It is generally easiest to set the batteries so that their opposite terminals are facing each other. Use a wrench to attach a jumper wire between the negative terminal of the first battery and the negative terminal of the second battery. Attach the positive battery cable of the car (or the posi
