Daisy chain battery banks?

[WowMuchName]

Idk if this is the right sub forum. I'm taking a trip soon, and want a good sized battery bank for my backpack, and was wondering if it's possible to wire two banks together. Thanks.

[W-L]

Just now, WowMuchName said:

Idk if this is the right sub forum. I'm taking a trip soon, and want a good sized battery bank for my backpack, and was wondering if it's possible to wire two banks together. Thanks.

Why not just carry two, it's possible to wire it in parallel to double the capacity as long as you know what your doing. 

[WowMuchName]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Why not just carry two, it's possible to wire it in parallel to double the capacity as long as you know what your doing. 

I like to think I know, I've done a lot of electrical stuff, but not a whole lot of soldering

[W-L]

Just now, WowMuchName said:

I like to think I know, I've done a lot of electrical stuff, but not a whole lot of soldering

Just be very careful to not overheat the batteries while soldering. Just to mention though a 20000mAh is fairly cheap theses days and would save the cost and time of making a larger battery:

https://www.anker.com/products/A1271012

[WowMuchName]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Just be very careful to not overheat the batteries while soldering. Just to mention though a 20000mAh is fairly cheap theses days and would save the cost and time of making a larger battery:

https://www.anker.com/products/A1271012

Yeah, I was going to wire two 20,000mah banks together, so yeah.

[Himommies]

Why

[Belgarathian]

OPs house sometime in the near future....

[WowMuchName]

2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Why

Because, like I said, I'm taking a trip, and we will be hiking, and stuff like that, and will be charging up to 3 phones

[WowMuchName]

1 minute ago, Belgarathian said:

OPs house sometime in the near future....

Lol, I'm not using note 7 batteries tho

[WowMuchName]

Wait, I just thought abou that I'm flying, would it be allowed in a check in bag?

[Belgarathian]

You can check what the airline allows. It should be on the website. 

 

I know for mine you're not allowed battery banks on the flight. 

[mrzoltowski]

2 minutes ago, WowMuchName said:

Wait, I just thought abou that I'm flying, would it be allowed in a check in bag?

If it looks like something like this then sure! Go ahead. Totally legit.

 

Jokes aside, two cylindrical shapes soldered together with a red wire and a black wire and electronic components ...will surely set some alarm bells!

 

[WowMuchName]

1 minute ago, mrzoltowski said:

If it looks like something like this then sure! Go ahead. Totally legit.

 

Jokes aside, two cylindrical shapes soldered together with a red wire and a black wire and electronic components ...will surely set some alarm bells!

 

True, I guess a lot of it depends on how clean I can make it look

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, WowMuchName said:

Wait, I just thought abou that I'm flying, would it be allowed in a check in bag?

If you DIY something they most likely will not let you, but check as most have a maximum limit the allow for battery packs. 

[mrzoltowski]

Just now, WowMuchName said:

True, I guess a lot of it depends on how clean I can make it look

Just put a "Totally not an explosive" sticker on it. That should do it.

[Guest]

Just bring the 2 banks separately and duct tape them together, no need to wire them...

 

Unless you wanna know that you did something cool, but they prob wont allow that on the flight.

[WowMuchName]

1 hour ago, mrzoltowski said:

Just put a "Totally not an explosive" sticker on it. That should do it.

How about this? :3 

[WowMuchName]

Okay, I will just carry two.

[mrzoltowski]

2 minutes ago, WowMuchName said:

How about this? :3 

PERFECT