Mixing battery chemistries
Mixing battery chemistries
(OP)
Can batteries with different chemistries (lead acid, NmH, and Lithium) but the same voltage be connected together for charging and discharging?
Ed Danzer
www.danzcoinc.com
www.dehyds.com





RE: Mixing battery chemistries
Less short answer:
Discharging in series; yes(*). Charging in series; no.
Discharging in paralled; no. Charging in parallel; no.
(*) current not exceeding limits of 'smallest' cell, etc.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA