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Old 03-03-2020, 12:01 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by daveinaz View Post
Okay, don’t laugh. I’m looking to get a Viair compressor. My stupid question relates to hooking it to the batteries. I have two 12 volt batteries in parallel. Do I need to hook the compressor up to the negative on one battery and the positive on the other battery? Or both terminals on one battery?
It does not matter, your batteries are in parallel, both connections you describe provide 12VDC. Bob's plan is a good one.
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