Yes it does quill. I felt terrible having the guy drive up, just to try to run it on a 12 volt battery when the TM is 24. Ive done some reading since, and it looks like some would kinda run on 12, but its hard on it. Others have a meter that doesnt allow it to draw enough amperage to run on 12. Mine did work after hooking it back up to the plug, but wouldnt budge with just 1 battery.