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Old 04-12-2010 | 05:45 PM
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BrianGosselin
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Sorry, that won't work. A cap can only charge up to the voltage applied, 8.4v in this case. You'd need a switching boost regulator to get 12v, or use a seperate small (like 500mAh) 3s lipo pack.
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