ORIGINAL: bruce88123
It can get messy with one battery possibly acting as a load on the other battery. Best to NEVER mix capacities in parallel.
Yes, however if the capacities are identical you should be fine. It is advisable to use matched ( same manufacturer ) packs.
I normally use identical packs and I've run parallel 14.8v 5000mAh packs to obtain 14.8v 10000mAh equivalents, parallel 2200mAh 11v, parallel 5C 3750 packs, etc.
I've never had a problem.
I use a computer controlled ( Team Checkpoint ) charger with a balancer, to make sure that the packs are charged to the same level as well.