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Old 01-27-2017 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RC Steve
I have two 2s 5000 LiPO packs for a Rustler. To get the highest runtime can I just connect them to a single connector in series? Alternatively, is there a simple toggle switch configuration that would allow me to switch from the 1st to the 2nd battery? Is that a SPDT switch? Thanks in advance for your help.
You would want to run the batteries in parallel not series. Series increases cell count, parallel increases capacity
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