Total Noobish Question on batteries

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Total Noobish Question on batteries

Post by Crapinapale »

OK i'm buying two RC batteries from radioshack These

I was wondering, if i want to have the same voltage but more amperage going to my playstation do i wire the batteries in series or in parellel?

Thanks for the Help in advance.
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Post by stereth »

You get more capacity in parallel, yes. More amp-hours, and more amp potential, but that's not a problem. Those batteries can take a continuous draw of 20-30 amps, and the PSOne draws less than an amp.

By the way, for that same price on Ebay, you can get two batteries of that size and a charger.
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Post by Link89 »

Are those like the one's you used streth or did you use 9.6 volt batteries.
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Post by stereth »

I bought a pair of these.
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