Battery question

[coder1]

Ok here is the situation... I have lying around a total of six 6-volt batteries. I was playing around with two of them and runing them at 12-volts in serial configuration. I was using this new voltage to do some electrolysis and other experiemnts (I know, I wish I had better things to do at the moment, but I'm really bored and was just having fun.) Ok here is my question. If I run all six-volt battieris in a serial config making roughly 36 volts, is that putting any stress on thh battieres themselves. I understand the wires connecting these batteries would be taking on more flow, but not sure about the batteries themselves. I thought it might be interesting to try electrolysis at that voltage. Are there any precautions that I'm missing. (I am very ignorant at this battery stuff). Battieries exploding? Me shocking myself with this 36 volts? Or is this to small still?. I would apprecaite any info that would be great.

Thanks

 

[TuxDave]

The batteries won't even come close to killing you if that's what you're asking.

As for the stress, the battery should have something on the label specifying the maximum current it can push @ 6V. As long as you keep it under that, it should be fine. Honestly if you wanted me to bet, I say nothing bad happens.

 

[itachi]

hmm.. you must be one hairy individual to think about this in your spare time.. kidding kidding hahah.

the rating on the package is for how much it can deliver.. not for how much can pass through it. in the end, no battery is pushing more current than the other. you'll want to contact duracell or energizer for the vi relationship characteristics.

my guess is that the batteries should be fine so long as the external resistance (r of ur circuit) isn't horribly low. after you get a response from one of the companies, if it seems like it'd be a problem.. just run a resistor or network of ressitors parallel to the source.