Battery Option - Gell-Cell options

[rocad]

Hi,

Besides using 1 or 2 12v gel cell (motor cycle size) batts in my sub, is there some way I can get the same power and run time from a bunch of smaller single-cell batts?

Without getting too verbose..

I have a 32nd Para Type VII that was originally set up to run off 2 12v gel cells.

Assuming nothing changes, I'd like the same power and same run time without the bulky batts. It would be easier to place MANY smaller batts in all the available spaces and wire them together than it is trying to get it into 2 square blocks worth of space.


I'm just not sure if using (just an example) 8 1.5v nicads wired together is gona do the job. (pretty sure its the AMPS that are the problem...12v I can do...matching the amps????)

Any ideas or help will be appreciated!

Thanks,
Mike

p.s. problem due to trying (as Dolly Parton said) stick 30lbs of potatoes in a 10-pound sack......Too many gizmos! But gota have-em!!!

[JWLaRue]

Mike,

In general, using a fewer

Mike,

In general, using a fewer number of larger capacity batteries will take up less space.

You can get even more savings on space (and weight) by replacing the gel cels with something that has a higher energy density like NiMH.

-Jeff

[rocad]

Hi,

If I string 8 1.5v

[color=#000000]Hi,

If I string 8 1.5v cells together, can I tap into the 3,6 and 12v points as needed?

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