The articles were referring to buying already made up packs with their own charging cct. No idea, of course, just how efficient they would be.
Using 3 cells is, in part, an experiment, to see just how long it can run on such a pack. Just had a thought, I should hook up a power supply and start dropping the voltage to see at what point the mount stops working.
I had thought of using 4 (or more) cells and building a 12v regulator but then it starts getting bulkier, however if 3 cells prove impractical then I guess that's my next step.
As for charging, yes, they're recharged individually as I don't like the idea of charging these things in series.
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