Well . . . duh?

Posted by jdemaris on March 10, 2006 at 15:49:28 from (66.218.23.56):

In Reply to: Re: You can have too much - it's rare though posted by Jerry/MT on March 10, 2006 at 14:10:14:

How do I answer that? I realize that expressing one's self in writing has it's limits, but I think I wrote clearly. Why does it "sound" to you like the batteries were hooked in series when I specifically mentioned they were in parallel.
I also wrote what the cranking voltage was, i.e. 11 volts with the two batteries, 9 volts with one.
A series connection would have resulted in a nominal (no load) voltage of over 24 volts, not 12 - and cranking would have been well over 20 volts, not 11.
The guy that originally posted DID ask about the effects of a larger battery - and what I said is based on fact and well known electrical principles.
And, just is case this still doesn't "sound" right - I'm well aware of what constitutes a series, parallel, or series-parallel connection - and in this case - positive is hooked to positive, and negative is hooked to negative, just like every diesel truck and tractor I own (with a 12 volt system).

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