Originally Posted by
CompetitionHeat
I would recommend purchasing a Protek 3S lipo from A Main. It already has the deans and will connect directly to the Comp Heater, its much smaller and makes portable heating much easier.
Originally Posted by
motomatt
The item needed to connect to a gel hobby battery is a Female Spade connector. One EACH needed for - and +.
I don't like gel cell batteries. They weigh too much. And fully charged they are 13.1-13.6V. A fully charged LiPo is 12.6V (which is exactly what the battery in your automobile is) and MUCH lighter. With some shopping around, the LiPo can be very close to the price of the gel cell. My starter box has a 4 cell LiPo for starting, and a 3 cell for my heater; and it STILL weighs less than a starter box with just one gel cell.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...arehouse_.html
This one would require changing the battery connector.
After I ordered my stuff, I came back and read all the replies...wow. Ok, here is the plug I ordered to solder to the battery
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...male-Pigtail-1
Let me just say I know zilch, zip, nada about LiPo batteries....I wouldn't even know where to begin.. I found that 3s LiPo on AMain, but I am unsure about which charger to get, or how to charge it once I get it.
Will this big clunky Hanger9 gel cell battery work? One thing that caught my eye was that motomatt said a fully charged 12v gel cell will be 13.1-13.6v, and in the CompHeat's instruction sheet, it says the voltage output should not exceed 11.5v??
Please help!
