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the easiest would be to get a surplus 24 volt generator and wire in some slave cables.
https://www.easternsurplus.net/PartDetails/1595/28VDC-Gasoline-Engine-Generator
bursitis,
Long term, I plan to eventually put a 24V generator or alternator on her. Usually she is parked in a shed with electricity. For the moment though, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't fry anything if I jumpered to just one of the batteries. I realize the other battery would draw down juice, but I just need enough to turn the starter enough to get her going.
D46U straight blade,D46U cat angle blade,allis chalmers AD4 grader and Khoering 404 dragline. D4C 40A,D4 2T and scraper.
bursitis,
Long term, I plan to eventually put a 24V generator or alternator on her. Usually she is parked in a shed with electricity. For the moment though, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't fry anything if I jumpered to just one of the batteries. I realize the other battery would draw down juice, but I just need enough to turn the starter enough to get her going.
Just hook to the posts of one battery at a time, no need to disconnect the cables. I've done it for years and also with late model trucks. When you hook to only one batteries posts you will only get 12 volts. I ran 12V stereos for years, even cell phones.
Craig
Just hook to the posts of one battery at a time, no need to disconnect the cables. I've done it for years and also with late model trucks. When you hook to only one batteries posts you will only get 12 volts. I ran 12V stereos for years, even cell phones.
Craig
As said above, it can be done. Just DO NOT turn on your master switch, that will send 24v to your truck. Just hook to one and charge and then the other and charge. When sufficiently charged unhook jumpers and turn on master to start. Done this for years with 24v stuff in the pits. I have even used 2 vehicles each hooked to a battery for faster charging. Just don't turn on the master, it will end badly.
Thanks everyone. I will only hook to one battery at a time to charge it, and not turn on the master switch.
A 12V battery stays a 12V battery, it does not magically change voltages. Take a volt meter and touch the posts of only one battery and you will read 12 volts(12-14volts charged) even with the 'dozer engine running and a working 24 volt charging system. The disconnect switch on or off will not effect this.
Craig
Craig is correct if you go from your truck battery strait to 1 single battery on dozer at a time it will charge that 1 battery then you can take it off and move to the other battery stay post to post on single batteries if in a hurry or trying to "jump" weak batteries get 2 trucks and put 1 on each batteries and you can start. As craig says no the master switch does not have to be off or take any cables off. Good luck
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