2007-09-20 15:23:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
No, You will have 120Volts DC. To convert DC into AC you will need to use an inverter.
2007-09-20 15:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by MarkG 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The (zero current) voltage will be 120 volts dc. The voltage under load (>0 amps) will be lower because of the internal resistance of the batteries. This voltage could be used to run certain types of equipment designed for 120vac (nominal 110 vac) such as incandescent light bulbs and heating elements, but not for many other devices. (E.g., solid state electronics, ac coils, fluorescents...)
2007-09-20 15:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The arraingement you describe is called a series circuit. If you connect all + together, and all - together, it is called a parallel circuit.
In series, you add the voltages. In parallel, the voltage stays the same, but the available current is multiplied by the number of cells.
2007-09-20 17:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it will be 120 V DC
2007-09-20 15:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by QuietFire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it will be 120VDC. You will need an inverter to turn it into AC... which is not all that simple to build............
you can. however, buy a inverter that converts 12dc to 120 ac
2007-09-20 16:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by That Guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It'll be 120VDC. It can be used to run:
Lightbulbs
Computers (their switching power supplies initially rectify AC to DC anyway)
Heating elements
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (switching power supplies, see above)
It can NOT be used for:
"Wall box" transformers AKA wallwarts
Fans
TVs
Pretty much anything not listed in the first section, if you want to be safe.
2007-09-20 18:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by quicksilv3rflash 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋