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losi 8t 2.0 and lipo questions please help

Old 03-07-2010, 08:00 PM
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Default losi 8t 2.0 and lipo questions please help

wanted to know what battery lipo battery fits in the 8t 2.0.

also im new to lipo batterys i have a trition jr charger

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...mputer-Charger

and the equinox balancer

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Cell-Balancer

i really dont understand how to charge the lipos. do i just plug the equinox in to the balance plug on the battery.i see other lipos being pluged in on the power lead and the balance lead.can it be charged just from the balance plug by its self and how do i know what rate to charge them at .
also storage how should i ???
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Old 03-07-2010, 08:10 PM
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are you using a lipo as a receiver pack? from what i seen from other people they set the lipo charger at the voltage, the lipo has like 2s they would chage it at 2 amps i think. and they plug , the balancer up and charge it at the same time.
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theres no way on the equinox to charge both sides at the same time
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i would look on www.hobbypartz.com they, have nice chargers that balance and charge at the same, time for $50.00 and thier diginal.
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http://www.electrifly.com/chargers/g...0-insetb-2.jpg

this is what im talkin about

http://www.electrifly.com/chargers/gpmm3160.html
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yea it looks like yea have to balance it, first with the cell balancer than charge it. did you look at the hobbypartz website?
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yea tryin to save money i already have this stuff lol
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are you using a lipo receiver pack? i just run a nimh receiver pack and just top them off after, about 2 heat races or so . or are you using a lipo for a starter box?
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I run the losi lipo: http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ck-74V-2000mAh with the losi regulator: http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...lator-w-Switch to regulate the 7.2 v battery down to 6v so I dont burn up my receiver and servos.

I connect the charger directly to the power lead on the battery. I then charge at 1C (for the 2000mah battery, charge at 2 amps). Once charged, I connect the fully charged battery to the balancer and it will balance it if needed.

Your balancer will work as a "Charge-Through" balancer where you connect it to the charger and the other lead to the battery, but I could never get mine to work that way. So, I just balance my lipos before and/or after I charge them.
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both and im running high voltage servos i spent enough i need to save money where i can
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mike you can call me 267 315 0520 i'm running lipo in my buggy and truggy
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Originally Posted by dadsvtechonda
both and im running high voltage servos i spent enough i need to save money where i can
Just be sure to find out if your receiver can handle the higher voltage... some will; some won't.
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Originally Posted by jkas10
Just be sure to find out if your receiver can handle the higher voltage... some will; some won't.
it will up to 9.6 spektrum
i just dont understand this charger thing ?
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Originally Posted by dadsvtechonda
it will up to 9.6 spektrum
i just dont understand this charger thing ?

thats exactally why i just run nimh batterys and charger lol.
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once you go lipo u wont go back i hate when a bettery goes dead during a race on them 6v nimh ive seen all too much race,charge,race,charge,race not for me
lipo is charge and race thats it
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