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Old 10-11-2008, 11:20 PM   #18 (permalink)
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The only reason to split up the pack would be for weight balancing. I would not break it down much further than 2 or 3 packs due to the extra weight from wiring (heavy gauge wire is needed for all electric drive).

Battery packs do indead use small cells like a phone battery, they are just all wired together with proper balancing systems in place.
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