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Re: Large Backup Battery

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Going out on a limb...NO. Never parallel batteries.
You can buy larger capacity battery packs from places like Digikey. You can also use the IFI onboard charger (although I don't personally recommend that). I believe Digikey has packs up to 1100 maHr.
Is your recommendation against the onboard charger based on the specific design of the IFI charger or the concept in general. The rules allow for a "similar charging circuit", perhaps if the recommendation is solely based on the IFI design someone should design a better one and put it up as a whitepaper?
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