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How do you put two batteries together for a higher cell battery?
I'm running a plane on 8 cells. I'd like to try it on 10 cells. For weight and space reasons a 10 cell pack won't fit and also I don't have a 10 cell pack. I thought if I made a two cell pack (of the same cells of course) I could put them together with the 8 cells. What would be the wiring setup for that? Is it technically a good idea? Also I know I've read something about not charging it all at once or something along those lines.
Thanks, Balin |
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Just connect the eight cell pack and the two cell pack in series and give them a c/10 charge to equalize. Make sure that the added cells are in proper series with the pack that you are adding it to. Electrically, it's no different than putting two 10-packs together and running it on say an Astro 40 as a 20 cell pack. Usually people double up two packs of the same size but there are plenty of people that do what you are considering. It does work.
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Mark:
Need the two packs be in series to equalize them, or could they be slow(~C/10) charged separately? For example, I have a slow charger that only goes up to 10 cells. If I wanted to fly two 8-cell packs in series as 16 cells, could I slow charge them separately? Thanks, Jeff |
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