Mixing battery types
Question for the battery "Gurus", what is the downside of mixing a gel cell with a standard wet cell type? Will I risk overcharging one or the other? Feedback and comments would be appreciated.
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Hi Coachman,
First, let me say that Optima are a good battery.
You may be confusing cold cranking amps with amp-hours at the 20 hour rate. Apples and oranges.
If you want a great AGM battery for rv's look at lifeline which will have about 100 amp-hours for a group 29. I think they are quite cost competitive with the Optima. The Optima blue top is about 50 amp-hours.
It is important, with any battery chemistry, to follow the makers recommendations. That may mean (or may not mean) that there is a new converter in your future.
First, let me say that Optima are a good battery.
You may be confusing cold cranking amps with amp-hours at the 20 hour rate. Apples and oranges.
If you want a great AGM battery for rv's look at lifeline which will have about 100 amp-hours for a group 29. I think they are quite cost competitive with the Optima. The Optima blue top is about 50 amp-hours.
It is important, with any battery chemistry, to follow the makers recommendations. That may mean (or may not mean) that there is a new converter in your future.
