Battery Mixing?
 

This might be one of the dumber questions but can you mix and match a Lithum 16 volt battery with a "normall" 16 volt battery? I do know there are seperate and different chargers but would they be compatable to run a stocker?

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Joe, check with Ryck Campbell I believe front and rear batteries have to be the same in stock. Size weight etc, Lee.

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Lee is right, they have to be the same

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Must be automotive. Same type and weight.

Common sense tells me (if that counts) a heavier battery in the front may pass.

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Not to mention any names......some are passing tech with a standard size battrey in the rear and a size 51 honda battery in the front-----at national events.

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Maybe the original question was (to rephrase) "can you take a wet or dry cell battery of equal size and weight to a lithium battery and run both in the car together?" Even if that was not the intent of the original post, I'm curious. This would be more of an automotive electrical question and not an NHRA rulebook question.

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Jeff, that is the intent of my original question, would they be compatable?

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If batteries were not connected in parallel there should be no issue at all

Run one with alternator and ignition, the other to power accessories: water pump and fan.
2 separate systems will be fine. One will be charged by alternator other will need to be charged manually with correct battery charger.


He Joe why you making it complicated?
Just buy 2 of the $1500 dollar lithium batteries and all will be good!

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Joe, I am guessing that the Lithium battery is not an Automotive battery right? Here is the problem with Lithium batteries as Automotive batteries, there is a property known as "C" rate when talking about the ability of any battery to either accept or receive a charge. Lead acid batteries have a pretty quick discharge rate and they also can be charged pretty quickly as a result. On the other side of the equation, the Lithium Ion batteries deliver their power over a longer time period and also take longer to charge. I think your problem would most likely be with the Lead acid battery attempting to dump it's charge into the Lithium Ion battery at a rate too fast for it's acceptance causing perhaps a Nova Flambe'. Translation: Orange flames instead of green ones.

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Joe,
We think alike then. At least on this. I rephrased your question and now I too want to know if these two types of batteries can be mixed in any way or is that just a bad idea?