Batteries/Board/Soleniod Qestion

[AGD202]

If i run two 9 volt batteries on an emag in a series.... it would make 18 volts... would the 18 volts ruin the board or soleniod?

[trains are bad]

yeah.

The question is, for how long.

[AGD202]

is there a way i can make a smaller battery myself that will make 16 volts to run my emag? since the big battery shoots 12k shots on one charge... i dont need that many, and i want to make my own smaller battery.

[Wassupstranger67]

I have ran stock spyder boards on 18 volts just fine.

[punkncat]

I think if you do a search you wuill find some info on this being tried before.

The problem isn't the voltage, its the sustained amperage output to drive the large solenoid.

[AGD202]

650 mA.... isnt hard to have from a battery

[hitech]

650 mA.... isnt hard to have from a battery

The eMag solenoid draws about 3 amps (per Tom). 650maH referrs to how long the batter will last (1 hour at a constant 650 ma).