charging 6 volt batteries in 12 volt setup

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Posted by Jim on October 09, 2003 at 09:18:11 from (65.118.14.92):

I have an old truck which looks like it uses 2 6 volt batteries to make 12 volts. It does have a dual battery system, so there are 4 batteries. I am guessing that each battery is 6 volt since there are 3 "filler caps" on each and I was taught that each "cap" equals 2 volts. Everything on the dashboard indicates that the truck does run at 12 volts.
The batteries are dead and I was wondering if anyone knows how to jumpstart them using a 12 volt vehicle or do I have to separate them, remove them from the truck and charge them individually as 6 volts? Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: charging 6 volt batteries in 12 volt setup Bob 11:11:48 10/09/03 (0)
Re: charging 6 volt batteries in 12 volt setup Bob 11:09:04 10/09/03 (3)
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