2 batteries in one whats going on!!!!

[michael a]

Hi All,

I got a battery of one of my mates. It is a power beat Made in NZ looked at web page didnt look like a battery producer.

The battery has 12 cells. I know that you are thinking its 24volt because each cell holds about 2.1 volts but its not.
There is one neg terminal and a strange set up on pos. There is 2 small positive terminal and 1 large one.
1 small is linked to the large one. there is a module that joins the other terminals together.
Its only 12 volts

Apprently this is a discharge managment system. Also there is a lead from the module to the neg terminal.

ANY IDEAS

[CRUSHU]

We use a 16v battery in the racecar. It has 1 negative terminal, and a positive terminal on the 6th cell, and another positive on the 8th cell.
You hook up the ignition system to the 16v, and everything else to the 12v.
Is that similar?

[michael a]

Hi All,

I got a battery of one of my mates. It is a power beat Made in NZ looked at web page didnt look like a battery producer.

The battery has 12 cells. I know that you are thinking its 24volt because each cell holds about 2.1 volts but its not.
There is one neg terminal and a strange set up on pos. There is 2 small positive terminal and 1 large one.
1 small is linked to the large one. there is a module that joins the other terminals together.
Its only 12 volts

Apprently this is a discharge managment system. Also there is a lead from the module to the neg terminal.

ANY IDEAS

Na its only 12 volts. both terminals are 12 volts there are 2 batteries inside this wired in parrell with that module.

[tweak'e]

i thought powerbeat company went belly up ages ago ??

the idea behind it is like running dual batteries, one for start and one for everything else. that way if you leave the lights on you can always have enough the start the car.