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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
I bought 2x 4S3P batteries off eBay. The two will be wired in parallel for a 4S6P pack, plus side being that one pack can be removed for cycling/ balancing without 'disconnecting' the battery. The 6P pack should be enough for summer driving, but a third pack (for 9P total) could be added for total security in winter. Cost $240 and save around 16kg. If the car wasn't under warranty I'd be able to go a bit further by removing the stock battery connectors, steel battery tray etc.
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Ok, but be careful with them. I had 4S1P pack in my cordless drill (szohmygod@ebay). It worked fine for ~20 charging cycles, but then went out of balance or something and broke down with wenting gas out while on charger.