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Jump starting 24v systems

Jump starting 24v systems

Jump starting 24v systems

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Can you jump start a 24v system with a 12v truck? If so, how?

RE: Jump starting 24v systems

Never heard of it being done, and I'd be a bit wary of trying - too much risk of frying the electronics on the donor vehicle with 28V alternator output if you ever got the slave running.

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RE: Jump starting 24v systems

You would have to use a 12V to 24V converter; don't know if there's one out there that will handle starting amperages.

Either way, it would be my last resort.

RE: Jump starting 24v systems

Good old Dad ran two 12v batteries on his pickup trucks, mainly to let a camper draw off of one without draining the other.  But, it also helped when we needed to jump a 24v starter on a diesel bulldozer - pull both batteries out, and tie them in series.

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