crUshed420

I have been going insane the past 45 minutes searching the forums and google for a diagram showing how to make a deans y-adapter for connecting two batteries together in both a series and parallel.

I found a real good diagram a few weeks ago but I forgot to bookmark it and can't find it

Does anyone have a diagram showing the steps needed to make these y-adapters?

Doahh

Google > all

crUshed420

thanks, but is that for series or parallel?

Doahh

that's doubbling the voltage....
I think you need a circut board for the one that doubbles capacity

IBrakeForNobody

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No, you don't need a circuit board to double runtime. There are two ways to hook up two or more packs...series and parallel. Hooking up packs in series increases voltage while hooking up packs in parallel increases runtime.

Here is a diagram for running in PARALELL



Thanks to jakjr in [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=2667496]this thread[/link]

and in series



From [link=http://swami-rc.com/tips.htm]Swami-RC[/link]

crUshed420

thanks ibrakefornobody!!! that's EXACTLY what I was looking for... swami-RC must have been where I saw it last week...

thanks again!!!

Evader 53

wait, so if I wanted to run two packs in my stampede with everything stock, I'd want to run the packs in parallel, correct?

kostaktinos_mt

keep in mind that wiring two packs in parallel could be dangerous. the packs must have identical specs and should be charged equally when wired in parallel. otherwise, even a small voltage difference between them [not only at the beggining but also towards the end of the discharge/run] could cause what has been known as 'ring bridge current leak', aka: one pack charging the other one. the more that difference is, the larger the ring current flow. if the ring current is high enough, it could cause even an explosion or fire.

PS: i have used parallel configurtion many times without problems. i am just indicating the negative chances.