Bottomline: You'll be fine 99% of the time.
It is only that tiny 1% (most likely even less) that made me express some concern. In truth Nicads are very durable and NiMHs are pretty tough too. You can certainly use them in a parallel application. You can most likely charge them in parallel too, but this invites a bit more trouble than the parallel usage option.
Andrew was right. How about a more detailed scenario?
Bill Swingle Janesville, CA
At 05:59 AM 03/12/2004, Joshua wrote:
Many thanks for all the information on mounting batteries in series to gain MaH. Here's a quick summary of what I've gotten:
- It's not a good idea, but it works just fine anyway - It's OK if the batteries are charged separately - It's OK if the batteries are charged at the same time - It works best if you boil the cells in water first.
So it sounds to me like the thing to do is to experiment. Since it won't start a fire, the worst that happens is the battery life is diminished below the 2x that I'm curious about.
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