2006-09-18 07:22:28 · 7 answers · asked by nickbeam1014 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If it doesn't say what its voltage is, test it with a voltmeter.
Some forklifts do indeed use car batteries. I've bought batteries for a Komatsu forklift at the local NAPA before.
2006-09-18 10:15:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can be either 12 or 24, the way to tell is to put a voltmeter on both of the large leads on the end of the battery. They are basically the same as a car battery, but much much bigger. Old military jeeps run at 24 volts, I guess this keeps the folks from adopting their batteries. I worked on a scissor lift that had 9 12 volt batteries connected in series, which is +-+-+-+- and the measured voltage was 108 volts DC. Reason they do it that way is because you can use a transformerless charger, very dangerous battery setup though. The amp hour rating is almost 1200 amps, you can weld very well with this amount of power.
2006-09-18 07:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by Robert D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-18 07:32:38 · answer #3 · answered by raininmyshoe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are the same type of battery. the voltage output can be determined by counting the number of filler caps it has, eg. 3 caps =6 volt...........6 caps=12 volt and so on each cap or cell is 2 volts
2006-09-18 07:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by bullseye 7117 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's an electric fork lift, no, they generally run on a 36V battery that's the size of an Escort. If it's a deisel or propane, yes. Good luck.
2006-09-18 08:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the fork lift but they are usually different.
2006-09-18 07:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋