Even if it works for short term testing, I would imagine long term
issues that would require more frequent equalization, and shorter cycle
life.
R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760
On 11/18/2015 5:09 PM, Starlight Solar Power Systems wrote:
Just when I thought I was becoming a battery guru, this came up: A customer asked me
if he could purchase two different size 12 volt Lifeline (Concorde) AGM batteries
and connect them in parallel. Of course I told him this was a bad idea and all his
parallel batteries should be same make, age, size. A few days later he called me
back and said he talked to Lifeline battery and they told him it was fine to mix any
size of their batteries together. Knowing that people sometimes hear wrong, I called
Lifeline to inquire. The answer, "yes, you can mix any of our batteries in
parallel. We have tested that and Concorde tested it and it’s no problem”.
Stunned, I asked him if this was in writing anywhere and he said no but I could
test this myself. So battery wrenches, what will happen if I have an 8D at
255AH paralleled to a group 24 at 75 AH and discharge this to 80% DoD? How can
this possibly be OK for the 75AH battery? And why would a battery manufacturer
say this?
Larry
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