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  • jingalls007
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Mar 2009
    • 1015

    #1

    Parallel or Series first?

    Just want some ideas on personal preference. Thx!
  • photohoward1
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Mar 2009
    • 1607

    #2
    That's apples and oranges. One is increasing voltage (series) one is increasing capacity (parallel)

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    • Panther6834
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2020
      • 708

      #3
      Originally posted by photohoward1
      That's apples and oranges. One is increasing voltage (series) one is increasing capacity (parallel)
      I know what you mean...akin to asking whether a Toyota, or a Cessna, is better.


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      • jingalls007
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Mar 2009
        • 1015

        #4
        Originally posted by photohoward1
        That's apples and oranges. One is increasing voltage (series) one is increasing capacity (parallel)
        I should have clarified..

        I?ve got 4, 6s packs @ 10,000 mah each. I?ll be running 44v for a total of 20,000 mah.

        Should I parallel the packs first for 6s, 20,000 mah then series for 12s, 20,000 mah or should I series first then parallel?

        Make sense? I can draw a diagram if you?re better with pictures.

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        • fweasel
          master of some
          • Jul 2016
          • 4279

          #5
          I would do it whatever method results in the least amount of additional wire. How the packs are packaged inside the hull probably has more to do with the solution than anything else.
          Vac-U-Tug Jr (13mph)

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          • jingalls007
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Mar 2009
            • 1015

            #6
            Originally posted by fweasel
            I would do it whatever method results in the least amount of additional wire. How the packs are packaged inside the hull probably has more to do with the solution than anything else.
            That makes sense. I haven?t run a 4p setup before so I wanted to make sure I wasn?t making a mistake. Thanks doode!

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            • Jesse J
              scale FE racer: Namba 826
              • Aug 2008
              • 7083

              #7
              I always do series then parallel. I did make a 4p adapter.. once. I agree with Ryan, least wire = lesser resistance= mo bettah
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