10-06-2007, 09:43 AM
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Old Far...er...Rocketeer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Plano, TX resident since 1998.
Posts: 3,965
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Originally Posted by PaulK
Point taken, but these are lantern batteries we're talking about. What's the actual increase in current when used with 3 estes igniters? More importantly, how much power is being delivered to each igniter with 2 6v lantern batteries in parallel vs series?
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Good question. And on that point, I would have gone the other way. While two batteries in parallel have lower output resistance, if it was low enough already, then paralleling wasn't necessary. In which case, putting them in series to get 12V is likely more effective, especially for clustering. And that's how I used my two 6V lantern batteries before upgrading to a 12V lead-acid battery.
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