MaikaiLifeDIY
Solar Enthusiast
Here is what I'm ultimately going to do, unfortunately it costs another freaking $400, but it will work.
They're the exact same voltage and amps, just different manufactures and about a year difference in age, but the original batteries have not been cycled hard, probably less than 100 cycles, so they're damn near new. With the balancer that will at least handle minor charging variances between them and then I imagine over time they will be fine. Even batteries from the same manufacture can have disimilar resistance so this scenario could be nearly no difference or it could be a little larger, either way, it's what is in the budget and it will work for years.
They're the exact same voltage and amps, just different manufactures and about a year difference in age, but the original batteries have not been cycled hard, probably less than 100 cycles, so they're damn near new. With the balancer that will at least handle minor charging variances between them and then I imagine over time they will be fine. Even batteries from the same manufacture can have disimilar resistance so this scenario could be nearly no difference or it could be a little larger, either way, it's what is in the budget and it will work for years.