>Wouldn't it be just as sensible to put those batteries all into >one extra-large pack, and spread the load across all of them?
No, it would be much *more* sensible to put then into one pack and make then share the load :-) Peukert will punish you worse if you discharge a single string at the 1 hour rate 2 times than a double string at the 2 hour rate. Neon
