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12v Pump & Battery Q.
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<blockquote data-quote="Swinging &amp; digging" data-source="post: 573135" data-attributes="member: 2764"><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2764/1599470237_51ba2522ce395f0f4e000002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If connected in series two pumps the same will have equal resistance, so 1/2 the voltage would be dropped against each pump. Connecting in parallel the voltage remains the same. For a 5 amp pump each would draw 5 amps, so the battery would run down twice as quick as only using one. Wattage = Volts by amps, 12 x 5 = 60 watts, x 2 pumps 120 watts.</p><p></p><p>I can draw a circuit diagram to explain.</p><p></p><p>See circuit it shows a parallel circuit, the resistors shown can represent the pump windings. The Voltage across each pump is the same and matches the supply voltage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swinging & digging, post: 573135, member: 2764"] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2764/1599470237_51ba2522ce395f0f4e000002.jpg[/img] If connected in series two pumps the same will have equal resistance, so 1/2 the voltage would be dropped against each pump. Connecting in parallel the voltage remains the same. For a 5 amp pump each would draw 5 amps, so the battery would run down twice as quick as only using one. Wattage = Volts by amps, 12 x 5 = 60 watts, x 2 pumps 120 watts. I can draw a circuit diagram to explain. See circuit it shows a parallel circuit, the resistors shown can represent the pump windings. The Voltage across each pump is the same and matches the supply voltage. [/QUOTE]
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