how long will this battery power an n64

[PureAwsomeness]

Hi My battery pack is 7.2v and 3700mA. do you know how many hours this would power the screen and the n64?
Thanx!

[thewise1]

If you led mod the screen you may get 1 hour 45 mins, from memory, I forget how much amps the n64 and screen draws together.

[bacteria]

Have a look at this thread: link

[thewise1]

Oh yeah thanks bacteria, with 1.25 amp draw you should get about 3 hours, if you led mod the screen, I think you save about 300 mAh according to the ben heck book.

This isn't exact though, considering all the variables, battery efficiency, screen brightness, the game you're playing, etc.

[PureAwsomeness]

thank you!

actually i have 2 batteries both of them 7.2v. one of them is 1700mA and the other is 2000 mA
i was thinking about putting them in parallel. would that work or do they have to be the same mA or should i put them in series?

[thewise1]

thank you!

actually i have 2 batteries both of them 7.2v. one of them is 1700mA and the other is 2000 mA
i was thinking about putting them in parallel. would that work or do they have to be the same mA or should i put them in series?

2 batteries have to be put in parallel to to add the mA. If it's not the same kind of battery it might not work, but I'm not sure. Two different sources might work. What kind are they?

[PureAwsomeness]

2 batteries have to be put in parallel to to add the mA. If it's not the same kind of battery it might not work, but I'm not sure. Two different sources might work. What kind are they?[/quote]

one of them is this and the other is basically the same but different mA\
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[nevermind1534]

2 batteries have to be put in parallel to to add the mA. If it's not the same kind of battery it might not work, but I'm not sure. Two different sources might work. What kind are they?

one of them is this and the other is basically the same but different mA\
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I don't know if you'd get max power if they're not the same size (mAh). You deffinitely don't want to use two different types (Li ion and NiCad, for example).

[timmeh87]

officially, you cant ever do that. mix cells in parallel.