ZTS MBT-LA2 - Manual (Page 8)

temperature is 0°F. Conversely, a battery whose SOC
is 90% will produce a test result of 100% at 120°F.
In all cases, the MBT-LA will indicate the actual re-
maining battery capacity that is available at a given
temperature.
Testing Multiple Battery Systems
SLA battery cells are nominally 2.15 volts each and
are combined in groups to make batteries with 4V, 6V,
8V, and 12V at the terminals. In certain applications,
batteries of equal voltage and capacity are connected in
series or parallel to increase voltage, capacity or both.
For example, four 6v batteries may be connected in
series to produce a 24V strand.
When testing batteries which are connected in series,
there is no need to remove connections between bat-
teries. Simply test each battery individually, by con-
necting directly to its terminals.
NOTE: Do not connect the MBT-LA2 to sources greater
than 12VDC, doing so may damage the tester.
Parallel Connection
In applications that have high power requirements, SLA
batteries are often wired in parallel.
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Series connection
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Parallel connection
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