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Can you replace a battery with higher mAh?

You can replace your battery with a slightly different mAh capacity, as long as it is the same voltage; we would recommend choosing your replacement batteries with the nearest possible mAh rating. It is not recommended to replace your batteries with a much higher mAh capacity.

Can I use a higher mAh?

Originally Answered: Can you replace battery with higher mah? Yes you can, however, the voltage must be the same (+/- 5\%). Also note that some battery manufacturers lie about the rated mAh. For example, I use 18650 battery for my powerful bicycle LED, and the default one was rated at 2Ah.

What is the highest mAh for a 18650 battery?

3600 mAh
The milliamp level of 18650 batteries typically ranges from around 2300 mAh to a maximum of 3600 mAh. Since a higher milliamp level indicates a higher capacity and longer run time, this also means that a 3500 mAh 18650 battery will take longer to charge than a 2300 mAh battery.

Can you use different mAh batteries?

Some chargers run each slot separately so mixing is no issue, other run the batteries in series and mixing is a BAD idea. Using batteries in mixed configurations is ALWAYS a bad idea. Even if they are the same mAH, but from different brands or different ages they should not be used together.

Can I mix different 18650 batteries?

Yes, but ideally put the same mix in each parallel group. so say you have 3 of cell a for every 1 of cell b.

What does 3000 mAh mean on an 18650 battery?

“3000 mAh” measures the amp hours the battery can provide. A higher number is better. The highest realistically availble on an 18650 today is about 4000 mAh, anything higher than that is marketing hype. “Low self discharge” is a good thing. That means it will hold a charge in storage.

Are 18650 batteries safe to use?

This is because 18650 batteries have discharge rates and great capacity. Moreover, the rechargeable battery has 3.7voltage and mili-amp-hours between 1800 and 3500. Besides, they are classified into two types namely protected and unprotected. Finally, batteries are not dangerous to what size you prefer.

What is the difference between AA batteries and 18650 batteries?

Greater capacity of AA batteries has 2850mAh. On the contrary, 18650 have a capacity from 1200mAh to 3600mAh. AA product is readily available, cheaper and many types of products fall in this range. 18650 batteries have the ability to be discharged 10 times more than AA.

What is the difference between 26650 and 20700 batteries?

However, 26650 have a low charging voltage of 4.2V while 18650 charge up to a maximum voltage of 4.4v. 20700 batteries are classified by its size of 20mm and 70mm. the battery is bigger than 18650 battery hence it has a specialized cell’s size. 20700 batteries have high current and discharge rate at low operating temperature.