I’m quite sorry if this question has been asked recently. I found a topic that was last discussed in 2019, but said discussion wasn’t quite in alignment with what I was looking for.
Just curious to hear thoughts/opinions on wiring two batteries like the PRT-13854* in parallel to increase capacity.
Thanks.
You certainly can, but I’d sooner recommend just getting a higher capacity battery to begin with, like this 1500mAh Lithium Ion Battery - 1500mAh (IEC62133 Certified) (~about the capacity of 2* 850)
or others Battery - Power - Components
Thank you! I’m trying to adhere to this package size. I’d love to go with a bigger battery, however, the redesign would be a formidable effort.
Batteries in parallel are a problem since a cell’s natural self discharge, the slow decline in voltage when not significantly loaded and/or stored, feeds back to its neighbors who try to balance the voltage drop. This causes their own voltages to drop and the whole thing spirals into waste warmth in a fraction of the expected standby time.