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by ferongr 925 days ago
Nothing "directly" runs on 12V either. All electronics will have stepdown converters in both the 12V and 48V use case. Motors, solenoids and incandescent bulbs can be made to work with either voltage (the same way we do for 24V systems in heavy goods vehicles here in Europe).
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> Nothing "directly" runs on 12V either.

Motors, bulbs, relays.