power expander question
12-07-2005 | 03:59 PM
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From: peebles, OH,
power expander question
i think i have already answered my own question, but here it goes. i want to see if i can use 2 li-ion packs with regulators with the power expander. by what i can tell i just have to by deans connectors to make this work. i can put each battery on a separate power terminal on the one end of the expander. has this been done? and are there any problems doing this? thanks for the info. toby....
12-07-2005 | 04:12 PM
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From: Tempe,
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RE: power expander question
Hi Toby,
You can do this. The problem you are probably going to experience is that one battey is going to go down much faster than the other because regulators whose outputs are tied together do not play well together. One regulator is going to try and hog the duties, running its battery down faster. There is not way around this. Sometimes you get a balance where the difference is not too bad and some people live with this.
You can do this. The problem you are probably going to experience is that one battey is going to go down much faster than the other because regulators whose outputs are tied together do not play well together. One regulator is going to try and hog the duties, running its battery down faster. There is not way around this. Sometimes you get a balance where the difference is not too bad and some people live with this.
