clarkkent57
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Changed for accuracy and thoroughness after a bit of research and thought:
One good experiment would be to use 3 - 3.7 3400+mah cells using an adapted pack and see how the much-lighter pack performs. That could actually be pretty easily done..with a rewired spare pack and 14500s (closest to AA size). The only disadvantage being, of course, that you'd be running 11.1v initially which would require a higher drain on the cell (depending on the internal voltage and current regulation of the CTX which I don't know or have the schematics for.) Another advantage, however, is that you have room in the pack to "double bank" the batteries, turning the CTX into a 6watt/hour machine by running two 3-cell banks in parallel that you could fully expect to get about 15 to 16 hours on full CTX use...and still be lighter than the original pack.
One good experiment would be to use 3 - 3.7 3400+mah cells using an adapted pack and see how the much-lighter pack performs. That could actually be pretty easily done..with a rewired spare pack and 14500s (closest to AA size). The only disadvantage being, of course, that you'd be running 11.1v initially which would require a higher drain on the cell (depending on the internal voltage and current regulation of the CTX which I don't know or have the schematics for.) Another advantage, however, is that you have room in the pack to "double bank" the batteries, turning the CTX into a 6watt/hour machine by running two 3-cell banks in parallel that you could fully expect to get about 15 to 16 hours on full CTX use...and still be lighter than the original pack.