# 12 volt vs 8 volt

**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/12-volt-vs-8-volt/3722
**Category:** Battery & Chargers
**Created:** [August 24, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/12-volt-vs-8-volt/3722 "2013-08-24T12:23:41Z")
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### Author: ![alonzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@alonzo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/alonzo)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/12-volt-vs-8-volt/3722/1 "2013-08-24T12:23:41Z")

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Just thinkin’. I have a car with 15 8 volt batteries. Does anyone out there know if I could switch 3 8 volts for 2 12 volts . Would the car run with 12 8 volts and 2 12 volts?😕