what happens when you combine different types of batteries together?
dara_light92 asked:
1. Combining a AA battery with a AAA battery and a AAAA battery?
1. Combining a AA battery with a AAA battery and a AAAA battery?
2. Combining a AA battery from some company, with another AA battery from another company, and with a AA rechargeable battery?
Note: New batteries (of the combinations above) are used after each object they power (the list of objects they power are below).
Suppose this is to power a remote control.
THEN
Suppose this is to power a hand held fan.
THEN
Suppose this is to power a toy car.
Thanks.
When connecting voltage sources (batteries) in parallel you improve the current (Amp1+Amp2+Amp3) but voltage adds up like 1/(1/V1 + 1/V2 + 1/V3)
And in series your current is added up like 1/(1/Amp1+1/Amp2+1/Amp3) and your voltage is added up (V1+V2+V3).
As long as the batteries are all the same material it is OK. Mixing rechargeable and Alkaline batteries could be hazardous depending on how you hook them up, especially when the voltage of the Alkaline drops below the rechargeables.