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Daox · 09-23-2008, 02:38 PM

If I have a pack of a few 12Vs all in parallel and one of them is in bad condition compared to the other, what is the result? I believe this just limits the amount of maximum amperage pulled from the pack, right? How does this effect the battery life?

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