Hi all,

I need to parallel two battery packs to get one with a higher supply.
These are lithium ion packs, 6 cells in series (so I'll end up with 12
cells in total). From what I've seen when these packs are build
commercially, they don't add any protection between the two series
strings. I could add a couple of diodes to prevent one pack from
charging the other, but I'm not really keen on the voltage drop. Is
this even needed? Both packs will be separately balance charged, so in
theory all the cells should be roughly equivalent.


These are 22.2V packs and I'll be drawing just over 10 amps. If I do
need protection (I mean, other than fuses), I welcome your
recommendations!

Thanks,

Josh
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