We need a place to put our experiences with batteries of all types. The reason is that the information is pretty scattered. So maybe we can keep this thread around so that we can find the latest information someone finds, either information or first hand anecdotal information.
I found something interesting this morning. I have no idea what is going on. I will have to do some experiments to verify it but here is what I found.
Situation background.
I have three 12ah 12v batteries setup in series but I needed 48 so I wired two 7ah batteries in parallel then wired them in series to the three 12ah batteries. It works just fine and does indeed put out 53volts from the pack.
What happened:
After a short ride I put the pack on to charge. Since I use battery tenders, three of them, I set up the 12ah batteries to charge while still in the circuit. It always works just fine. So this morning I went to move the battery tenders to the two 7ah batteries that had not been charged. I found that the charge lights would stay green. I should have read the charge on the batteries but I had already hooked them up and walked away when I began to wonder. Did the charge leach back into them from the ones being charged. It should not have I think, but I don't really know.
I found something interesting this morning. I have no idea what is going on. I will have to do some experiments to verify it but here is what I found.
Situation background.
I have three 12ah 12v batteries setup in series but I needed 48 so I wired two 7ah batteries in parallel then wired them in series to the three 12ah batteries. It works just fine and does indeed put out 53volts from the pack.
What happened:
After a short ride I put the pack on to charge. Since I use battery tenders, three of them, I set up the 12ah batteries to charge while still in the circuit. It always works just fine. So this morning I went to move the battery tenders to the two 7ah batteries that had not been charged. I found that the charge lights would stay green. I should have read the charge on the batteries but I had already hooked them up and walked away when I began to wonder. Did the charge leach back into them from the ones being charged. It should not have I think, but I don't really know.
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