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By wallymobobber
#180311
Hey guys, i was hoping somebody could help me with this. Im trying to wire 2 26650 batteries in series and in parallel at the same time that is switchable between the two. Can someone atleast point me in the right direction, i know its able to be done. Please and thank you in advance.
By wallymobobber
#180326
Just a 2 way slider.....maybe one with an off selection, i want to be able to switch between parallel and series when the need arises
By Mee_n_Mac
#180333
A DPDT wired this way. You can probably find one w/a center off position as well.
DPDT_switched_batts.jpg
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By stevech
#180394
Batteries in parallel. Not. One will discharge into the other to reach equality. But due to leakage, they'll both discharge faster.
With diode isolation you can.