# 72 volt system

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/72-volt-system/2984>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [January 13, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/72-volt-system/2984 "2013-01-13T15:26:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![krazie\_aces](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@krazie\_aces](https://community.electricforum.com/u/krazie_aces)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/72-volt-system/2984/1 "2013-01-13T15:26:35Z")

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I recently acquired a 2002 e2. It did not come with batteries… My question is, can I hook up just one 12 volt battery to see if everything else works before I drop $700 on 6 batteries? Any info will help, thanks.

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**Author:** ![eSGEMColo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/esgemcolo/32/714_2.png) [@eSGEMColo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/eSGEMColo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/72-volt-system/2984/2 "2013-01-13T18:33:31Z")

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hi Krazie welcome… I just drive my GEM… but know you’ll have to have all the batteries to see if everything works… you’ll also need to have deep cycle batteries… not a car battery… do you have a manual… think there is one posted

Bob

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**Author:** ![krazie\_aces](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@krazie\_aces](https://community.electricforum.com/u/krazie_aces)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/72-volt-system/2984/3 "2013-01-22T19:41:54Z")

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Thank you very much Bob. That’s kinda what I thought the answer was. As far as the batteries go I do understand that they have to be deep cycle. Thanks again