[Coco] OT: Battery chargers

[Todd Wallace]

Since the batteries are being connected in series to add up the voltage to get 9.6v, it means the capacity of the whole thing is still 1400mAh.  Now if you took those 8 batteries and combined them in parallel, you'd get 11,200mAh but only 1.2volts.

- Todd

On Oct 19, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Tony Schountz wrote:

> 
> The charger arrived today, but now I have another question. The pack has eight 1400 mAh batteries in series (1.2V x 8 = 9.6V). Is it still considered a 1400 mAh battery or is it 11,200 mAh (8 x 1400)?
> 
> Thanks!
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