ORIGINAL: EricJ
Has anyone tried a configuration like this? Just looking to extend flight time a little. Would an Apache 2500 charger see this as 3 cell?
I want to respond to this as no one has.
yes this would be seen as a 3 cell but.......
The picture shows 2 cell in parallel attached to 2 cells in series.
If all the cells were identical then this would offer no greater flight time.
It would also be difficult to charge since with constant current the 2 parallel cells would probably not get fully charged. Each of the parallel cells whould only recieve 1/2 of their current individually. Theoretically one could say that they only need 1/2 the charge current as their discharge rate was half too.
BOTTOM LINE:This is not a good idea.