--- In [email protected], lee wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > Can anyone help with the following? > > 1. Is it ok to use a combination of lead acid batterys and gel sealed ones. I have a normal bank of lead acid batteries but have just been given two gel type ones. Will they charge/discharge at the same rate or will they cause problems if in the same battery bank? >
I have consulted my copy of Electricity On Board*, and can find no reference to NOT mixing battery types, although it is not normal practice. The main problem I can see is that the different types require different charging voltages, and if the charge is not equalised across the battery bank there may be one battery type discharging into another. * Electricity On Board by Reinout Vader is a free download from Victron Energy's website at http://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/ElectricityonBoard_rev8_ july2004.pdf Therefore there are some sections which are intended to market Victron's products, but it's still a worthwhile read if you're doing anything electrical on board (and some of the theoretical bits do help me get to sleep at night!). Les Hunt
