Hi- Trying to use 3.6v Li-ion batteries to make up 12v, but....
4 (series Li-ion cells) x 3.6 = 14.4vdc, 3 (series Li-ion cells) x 3.6 = 10.8vdc.
And no... the series of 4 and the series of 3 cannot be put in parallel-
There's a difference of potential between the strings which will allow the high to flow to the low.
(boom)...
I can reduce 14.4v to 12v using diodes in series, each of which drops the voltage a smidge...
But, I hate bringing a battery, which is a portable energy store, then killing it's output with a voltage reducing, power sucking device like a diode.
WTF?
4 (series Li-ion cells) x 3.6 = 14.4vdc, 3 (series Li-ion cells) x 3.6 = 10.8vdc.
And no... the series of 4 and the series of 3 cannot be put in parallel-
There's a difference of potential between the strings which will allow the high to flow to the low.
(boom)...
I can reduce 14.4v to 12v using diodes in series, each of which drops the voltage a smidge...
But, I hate bringing a battery, which is a portable energy store, then killing it's output with a voltage reducing, power sucking device like a diode.
WTF?
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