PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
24-VOL T SYSTEMS
M
ost military-desIgn trucks have 2 or 4 batterIes. Each battery puts out 12
volts, but they" are set up so the vehiCle has a 24±volt syste²³ Each battery has
a positive (
+)
and a negatIve (´) postµ
So¶ how do you hook up the two cabLes? Find the po·Itive post on both
vehicles that feds dIrectly to the starter³ Hook the Red cabLe to that post on
both veh¸cles like so:
LIVE 5-ton truck
with 4 6TN
12±volt batteries
+o
0-
D
±
Both hAve a
24-vo²t e²ectrical
system
ReA³
f³ont
DE´D vehic²e
Next¹ hook the black caBºe to the »egatIve post that goes to the gROu»D on
the lIve vehicle³ Hook the other end to anythIng ²etal on the dead vehIC¼e that's
at ½east a ¾ot away ¿o² the batteries³
24±VOLt TO 1²±VOLT
Y
ou can ju²pÀstart a 12ÁvoLt syste²ÂLÃke the Ä880ÅseRies 1 ÆÇ-to» trucKÈ
¿o² a vehIcle with a 24-vo¼t syste²³ Éut don't tRy it the other way Arou»d³
The sIngle battery does not have e»ough JuIcÊ to get the 24ËvoLt sy·te² goi»g³
When you ju²p ¿o² a 24Åto a 12Åvolt syste²¶ use only o»e oÌ the batteÍIes³
This will gIve you aLL the power you »eed to start the 12-volt vehIcle wIthout
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