Originally Posted by
makin1
looks like if all cell packs need to be equal it would make more sense to create mutiple strings of parralel and then put them in to series.
example 4 x 2200mah in pararalel would be 3.7 volts and 8800mah
10 strings of that in series would be 37 volts and 88AH
Doesn't matter if you first put cells in parallel and then in series or the other way around - you end up with exactly the same wiring arrangement either way.
And putting 10 sets of your 8.8 A-hr (8800 mA-hr) in series will still give you only 8.8 A-hr (putting them in series increases the voltage but leaves the A-hr rating the same). To get over 10 A-hr you still need to have 5 parallel 2.2 A-hr cells.