Lipo battery for losi starter box
05-20-2010, 05:50 PM
#17
I got the lipo battery, but now i would like to know if i should use the plug the battery has or should i use the tamiya plug? Im thinking of cutting the battery plug and putting the tamiya plug because most of my plugs are tamiya. I have the squid cable that has all the connectors. also Ive never solder battery wires. This is all new to me.
05-20-2010, 06:06 PM
#18
I would not trust a tamiya - I've melted one running 18th scale where the esc was only rated to 25amps, so it melted at less than that - it was also just 8.4v (2S). Tamiya have enough resistance that they get hot and melt the plastic housing. You're going to be using a lot more voltage so it'll be even easier to melt.
If you use whats already on the batt, thats much better than a tamiya and is a decent high performance connector.
If you use whats already on the batt, thats much better than a tamiya and is a decent high performance connector.
05-20-2010, 06:14 PM
#19
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I would use the plugs on the battery but i dont have the other end to that connection. Ive heard dean plugs are good also. Im thinking about doing that type of connection. I just hope i solder the wires right. lol. Sorry im asking all these questions but ive been in the hobby for a while but just started using lipo batteries.
05-20-2010, 06:27 PM
#20
Deans would be great if you can solder them. They're not that hard to do. If you can do any soldering, you can solder Deans.
There's several keys to getting them right - got to have a decent soldering iron, pre-tin both the wire and the side of the tab on the Deans where the wire will attach. Use the other sex Deans connector - plug it into the one you're soldering to help keep tabs from moving and help with not getting things too hot. Use something to hold the Deans while working - this is a 3 or 4 hand job!
Search Utube for a how-to, there's a bunch out there.
There's several keys to getting them right - got to have a decent soldering iron, pre-tin both the wire and the side of the tab on the Deans where the wire will attach. Use the other sex Deans connector - plug it into the one you're soldering to help keep tabs from moving and help with not getting things too hot. Use something to hold the Deans while working - this is a 3 or 4 hand job!
Search Utube for a how-to, there's a bunch out there.
05-25-2010, 08:14 PM
#22
I used my A123 powered Ofna truggy boxes all weekend at the midwest pro-series race without issue. Charged them up Friday morning and didn't charge again. Best thing was being able to come home and throw the boxes on the shelf in the garage without having to think about the batteries inside the boxes.
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