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Re: The theory of jump start.
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 7/22/1998

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Yes. It happens in HD trucks all the time. Some have as many as 4 group 31 batteries wired in parallel. If one goes bad, the others try to bring up its charge. The end result is 4 dead batteries over ... Login to read more.