hi i am new here, have done some research. what i have is a battery pack purchased from ragecams.com. it is a 8 aa 1.5 volt each pack that is wired is series to give a 12 volt output with the 2.1 mm plug. the concept seems easy enough. i understand that in series the volts add and the amperage averages and in parallel the volts average and the amperage adds. my question is since i bought this i have come across 12 volt aa batteries, they have been there all along but wasn't looking for them). i also have a 4 battery pack, can i take the 12 volt batteries and install them in the pack were the + ends were in a row and the - ends were in a row and give 12 volts. would reversing every other battery change the polarity. thus giving an average of 12 volts and increasing the amperage. the pack is battery 1 positive up negative down. battery 2 is negative up and positive down. battery 3 is positive up and negative down and battery 4 is negaive up and positive down. if i put all batteries in positive up would this change the series to a parallel. hope i have asked clear enough.
james.
james.