Bob Blick wrote:

> I'm not sure you understood what I was saying. I didn't moan and
> complain. I designed it to spec, even though I thought 4 cells was
> stupid and arbitrary. I knew exactly who I was dealing with and why
> they chose 4 cells, and it had nothing to do with it being a good
> engineering choice. I would like to go on, but I can't say any more
> about it.=20
>=20
> As regards buck-boost being stupid, I really think it is, assuming
> you can choose the input voltage. Pick a voltage that lets you use a
> more efficient and quieter topology.

In a case like this, can't you use the cells in a 2x2 matrix? Still 4
cells, and probably doesn't require a buck-boost converter (depending on
what you need out of the converter).

Gerhard
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