How to: Increase battery amp/hours - connecting batteries in parallel - Tripp Lite tutorial

[Migueldeservantes]

Yup! There still people out there like me that still need to know this kind of stuff!

[KYTVIDEO]

Great video, I am in the process of buying to batteries for this purpose.

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[91fatboy51]

You should ALWAYS wear safety glasses when connecting/disconnecting leads to any lead/acid battery! I have a friend who lost one of his eyes (he now has a glass eye) when the battery exploded, sending a piece of the case thru his eye. I myself had one explode years ago but I was lucky. Both explosions were due to a defective cell in the battery, not electrical error. A bad cell can produce excess hydrogen, if the lead plates arc internally due to a load on a weak link between plates, boom!

[matt9c1]

"This video has been sponsored by Mercy Hospital burn unit, The Chicago Fire Dept and Bob's Discount Funeral home"

Y'all forgot to add this line to the description.

In all seriousness, I can see why your making the video. But, you need to understand the idiots out there who think they know everything and don't ( based on the comments). There was no talk about electrical or battery safety. Perhaps some theory behind the idea would have been nice too.

[Akileze]

Oh Sir you should never connect two batteries in parallel without a diode isolator. This is not only electrically incorrect it can be extremely dangerous. Most auto batteries are the lead/acid type and one of the leading failures of this type battery is shorted cell(s). No two batteries have exactly the same voltage and the one with the lower voltage will act as a load to the higher voltage battery. Without an isolator you can cause an explosion if one has a shorted cell. PLEASE USE ISOLATORS!

[hotpapayasalad]

i've been thinking about doing this setup for my HHo generator on my car because my single battery and alternator isn't helping.

[HungryGreeny]

Does it increase max power output of battery bank?

[matt420740]

@HungryGreeny

No, it increases the capacity of the bank. To increase the voltage you'd need to wire the batteries in series.

[HungryGreeny]

@matt420740 I asked about max power output, not the voltage. I mean, parallel connection allows to get higher current with the same voltage, which means higher power output.

[matt420740]

@HungryGreeny

I understood what you asked, and tried to answer, you just didn't understand. Parallel connection increases the capacity (energy stored) in the batteries. Just because you increase the capacity does not automatically mean higher output. The only way to increase the output is to place a larger load on the batteries.

[HungryGreeny]

@matt420740 Yes, but every battery has a parameter called "discharge current" don't it? So, my question is - does discharge currents of batteries connected in parallel, a summurized which indirectly means, that we can connect larger load whithout harming the batteries?

[matt420740]

@HungryGreeny "Yes, but every battery has a parameter called "discharge current" don't it?"

No it doesn't. Discharge current isn't determined by the battery. The discharge current will depend on the load you place on the battery.

I think you are confusing "output" and "discharge current" with maximum discharge rate. To answer your question now that I understand it, yes parallel connection will increase the maximum discharge rate of the battery bank.

[HungryGreeny]

@matt420740 Thanx for the answer!

[THEJAXEL]

batteries in series FTW! fact!

[tasicss]

This is fo dummies!

[Doug19752533]

"DC connections must be tight" ----- ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS MUST BE TIGHT!

[masterelyt2]

@Doug19752533 hahaha i was thinking the same as he said that...

[bsboy20]

@Doug19752533 not quantum electrical flow(:

[Jx1x3]

can this work on any 12v vehicle system? would this cause any stress on the alternator? or is it better for the alternator? I want to do this to my Acura integra

[arnoldcustom]

every day with every sale yes we do the installs, you referance two 6 volt batteries is confusing people, that is what brought me to this vid. had to play it 3 times my self, to get what you were saying to what you are using. we also do parallel 2 banks of 6v then one jumper in series =12 v as well incressing the Ah. (parallel series conection),

[MucusFelidae]

Why don't you connect them crosswise, that should have more effect.

[Crouton2008]

@MucusFelidae because they would explode

[latinonyc7]

great video !!!

[arnoldcustom]

not 12 volt 12 amp hours in parallel as you said at the end of the video, it is 6 volt 12 amp hours, (you said it right at the begging of video but wrong at the end, series would give u 6 amp hour 12 volt.. note we sell your products

[jcastorina]

@arnoldcustom What are you talking about? 12V batteries in parallel = 12V. I hope you just sell the product & don't do anything technical w/ it.... These two batteries in parallel will give 12V 150Ah, in series will give 24V 75Ah. It really is the most simple electrical calculation possible.

[Smigjo]

@arnoldcustom These are 2 12 volt batteries...He is right.

[mrmaster245]

what will happen if the batteries are different amp rateings??

[CantNotRemember]

@mrmaster245 with different amp rated batteries they will just add to eachother. but if the two are different voltage then it will average between the two.

[tahoeskiier]

Haha. So basic and I already knew this about the batteries but I stil watched the whole thing.

[Crazy1991Rocker]

@tahoeskiier yeah,me 2 :)):)) nice

[MaximilianK1]

@mrjessejasperbigguns "torque"

[Covencraft]

It didn't spark because those are demo batteries.

[Covencraft]

Hooking Ground first causes sparks, always hook your ground LAST in car audio always always always.

[jrendoso]

Will it really double the amps ??? it will double the voltage for sure but the amps ????

[Majorfalure]

@jrendoso Connecting in parallel doubles amps, connecting in series doubles amps

[PatriotRadioMilitia]

@jrendoso IN PARALLEL IT DOESN'T DOUBLE VOLTAGE IN SERIES YES BETTER TO USE 4 6 VOLT MORE AMPS 2 IN SERIES + 2 IN SERIES AND THEN IN PARALLEL LOTS OF AMPS AT 12 VOLTS ...YOU PROBABLY HAVE LEARN THIS NY NOW

[jcb570]

thanks you. that gold ring on your finger should be placed in your pocket any time your working with anypower with the power in just one of the battays there is plenty to turn the ring red hot and burn to the bone in just a sec you could lose or lose the use of that finger forever. not trolling just dont wount no one to get hurt a lot of people dont thank 12v battarys can hurt them but its the amps a 1000 amp car batary can run my computer deep freeze 24hrs with out charging.thank u 4 the video

[hkpopfan4lif3]

if not on, and the batteries are still connected, and if one battery goes out...doesn't it mean the other battery have to compromise for the dead one? Meaning, if one battery goes out, the 2nd will have to make up for it the whole time and its power will be completely devoured.

why is batteries in parallel better than connecting batteries in series? or is it?

[968nbeyer]

@hkpopfan4lif3 If they are in series it will double your volts not amps. You can wire them in series parallel to up the volts and the amp hours if needed

[DoriDori08]

easy to understand, great video!!