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Old 01-13-2016, 07:51 AM   #224 (permalink)
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Will your caps not draw too much power for the lithiums to handle?
The resistors in parallel with the capacitors will limit the rate of charge/discharge from the battery.

Normally LiFePO4 chemistry is used for auto battery replacement, so I'll be interested to see how using Li-ion batteries from a laptop works out.
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