Multiple Batteries in Parallel
I have several regular 12v batteries that are different sizes. Can I safely hook them up in parallel without damaging any of them?
Forum Discussion
How long will the lights be left on? Car batteries and you leave the car lights on and they get dim, you can recover the battery from that, but if you leave them on till the battery is dead maybe not.
OP says "without damaging them" so it is all about not leaving the lights on "too long". How long is "too long"?
Can you leave them on longer with the lawn mower battery in the mix? seems to be the real question.
If the lights get dim, can the bigger battery recover, but the little one can't?
If the lights are not to be left on very long at night and the battery will be recharged next day, do you even need a bunch of batteries or just the one bigger one?
Is relative CCA "size" an indicator of recovery ability whether lawn mower battery or car battery? Are they built the same to be able to "take a licking"?
OP says "without damaging them" so it is all about not leaving the lights on "too long". How long is "too long"?
Can you leave them on longer with the lawn mower battery in the mix? seems to be the real question.
If the lights get dim, can the bigger battery recover, but the little one can't?
If the lights are not to be left on very long at night and the battery will be recharged next day, do you even need a bunch of batteries or just the one bigger one?
Is relative CCA "size" an indicator of recovery ability whether lawn mower battery or car battery? Are they built the same to be able to "take a licking"?
