OT: Battery expert? who can help?

Schunken · 02-26-10, 12:13 PM

Hi guys of the almighty current

I can get a second LI-O Battery (from a crashed car) for my Prius (Hybrid) for very less money.

My knowledge told me that, if I switch this second battery parallel to the existed battery they both will decharge and charge. I just double the capacity, correct?

Andreas

cherbert · 02-26-10, 12:17 PM

There is a General Topic forum for this purpose.

Schunken · 02-26-10, 12:18 PM

whoops, sorry, can somebody moce it? TX!

Andreas

SteamWake · 02-26-10, 03:43 PM

First of all be very careful what your doing there. There is a tremdous amount of potential in those batteries and their full of nasty chemicals which can and will explode with dealt with incorrectly.

Battieries can be connected in parallel (improves Ah) or in series (doubles voltage).

Observe polarity very closely as connecting batteries to one another with reversed polarity will result in above explosion.

Furthermore the charging systems are only sized to maintiain a certain amount of Ah and basically doubeling that may cause permanant damage.

This is not really the kind of thing a shade tree mechanic should be fussing with.

02-26-10, 12:13 PM	#1
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	OT: Battery expert? who can help? Hi guys of the almighty current I can get a second LI-O Battery (from a crashed car) for my Prius (Hybrid) for very less money. My knowledge told me that, if I switch this second battery parallel to the existed battery they both will decharge and charge. I just double the capacity, correct? Andreas

02-26-10, 03:43 PM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	First of all be very careful what your doing there. There is a tremdous amount of potential in those batteries and their full of nasty chemicals which can and will explode with dealt with incorrectly. Battieries can be connected in parallel (improves Ah) or in series (doubles voltage). Observe polarity very closely as connecting batteries to one another with reversed polarity will result in above explosion. Furthermore the charging systems are only sized to maintiain a certain amount of Ah and basically doubeling that may cause permanant damage. This is not really the kind of thing a shade tree mechanic should be fussing with. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

02-26-10, 12:17 PM	#2
cherbert Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 210 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	There is a General Topic forum for this purpose.

02-26-10, 12:18 PM	#3
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	whoops, sorry, can somebody moce it? TX! Andreas