Timeline for Can I connect batteries of different ampere hours in series?
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| Dec 16, 2017 at 4:09 | comment | added | Navin | No two batteries have the same type, model, capacitance (surely you mean to say capacity?) and age. Even if they started out the same, capacity will diverge significantly over a few months. | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 9:11 | comment | added | Bimpelrekkie | Read my answer carefully, especially the last 2 lines. Same type, model and capacitance. When placing batteries in parallel always make sure they're the same voltage. One SLA at 12 V and another at 11 V will cause VERY LARGE CURRENTS to flow as one charges the other. First connect them with a resistor or a car lightbulb in between to limit the current. Then when both have the same voltage you can connect them safely. | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 9:00 | comment | added | ArcticWolf_11 | Okay then, what if I just used the SLA batteries and not the VRLA batteries? Or should I just stick with the 4 20AH batteries? They were all bought at the same time | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 8:51 | history | answered | Bimpelrekkie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |