Desulfator question

[knight4713]

Does a desulfator designed for 12 volt work on a 6 volt battery?

[wooferhound]

As I understand it . . .

Desulfators work by pulsing the battery at very high voltages, over 1000 volts is what I'm hearing, and even higher volts than that. I think a 6 or 12 volt battery can't see much difference of those high pulses.

[Flux]

The concept will work on a 6 v battery but an actual 12v design may not work without modification.

Flux

[TomW]

Guys;

I am with Flux on this one. While the desulphator action will work on any battery voltage, the circuit that creates the action may not.

Cheers.

TomW

[Ungrounded Lightning Rod]

But do you have your 6 volt batteries connected in series to form a 12 volt (or higher) combo?  If so, just put your stock desulfator across the PAIR of them - or each 12 volt subsection of a 24, 48, etc. system.

A 12 volt battery IS just six two-volt batteries in series, as a six volt battery is three of 'em.  B-)