yeah i would get extra batteries

would it be better for me to run two 2s lipos, since im new to this? sounds like if i run 3s lipos i mght fry something, and id rather not do that lol

and 1 more thing. i cant find the parallel connecter. i can only see the series connecter, but i only looked a little any chance of you posting a link?

EDIT: i found the connecter ( Traxxas Wire Harness Parallel Battery Connection VXL ) thats it right?

do you know what battery charger that is?

or

1 that might charge in like 2-3hrs?

I use this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/Team-Orion-Avion...d=p3286.c0.m14

It charges LiPo, but does not balance them. It charges my 3s 1500 mah LiPo in about an hour.
I am moving on to something else soon. Accucel-6 or maybe Hyperion ac/dc....
Tony

what do u mean " balance " ?

like ive said way new lol

last electric car was from toy 'R' us lol like 10yrs ago

Lipo batteries contain 2,3,4,5,6 cells... 2S,3S etc etc...
Each cell has a voltage at 'rest' of 3.7 volts.... You hook them together in a pack like 3S, and you get 11.1 volts , 'at rest' when the pack is drained. A charged 3S is like 12.6 volts.
Apparently even though the cells are in series, and the current flow through each cell on its journey to the motor, a cell can become unbalanced.
That is one can be 3.7, another 3.9 volts and from what I've read it is not a good situation.
Some chargers take the time to balance charge each cell to the same voltage and I think its through a special connector that is on the side of the cell...

Anyone? How close am I ?
Tony

ok that makes since. pretty easy to make since of. when u put it that way, Thanks.

would i need to worry about balancing them if i used a parallel connector instead of a series connector?

I dont think which connector you use makes a difference, since each pack alone contains multiple cells...
I have had my 3S pack for a while, maybe 2 months?
Havent balanced it yet and the hobby shop had it 2 weeks ago and it checked out fine.
I still plan on getting a "real" charger because I guess when a LiPo goes bad, it goes in spectacular fashion... IE flames or what not...
TOny

flames r bad lol

well if u got a battery charger in mind, let me know what is, cause i have a feeling, the faster i can charge my battery the more likely i''ll want to up grade the car. cause the only reason i never got into electric R/C. is the down time when charging

Well with my Mini erevo, I can recharge in one hour, but that is only one battery......I think when you look at a LiPo battery its like '2S 1p 20c'
The 2S is cells/voltage and the P part is the rate you can charge. The 20c is the amount of current it puts out.

I will say I plan on recharging with an AC powered charger so I can charge in the house, and do a few batteries in a row one night so I can have 2 pair (4) ready to go the next day.
One pair of 2S 2200mah Lipo running in parallel should give me 45+ minutes of run time.
two pair, well I might get bored before I ran out of battery.
Electric now-a-days is so much different than what I grew up with.
Just have to pay close attention to the controller and motor temps.
Tony

Please, anyone want to add to this?

i have everything on order erevo 1/16, x-charger, four zippy 3S 1800 20C, and two turnigy 2200 20C.

question is, after charging it up, when running the erevo, how do i make sure i dont run the lipos beyond the minimum voltage it suppose to contain.

beyond that minimum voltage does harm to the lipo. also, what is that amount?

this is my 1st electric car.

When I run the MERV...I make sure the ESC light is green, signifying LiPo mode. That way the ESC automatically stops the car before the LiPo voltages go to low...
If you left it red (Nimh mode) and ran LiPo it would run so low as to damage or even ruin the LiPo packs.

For info on how to set the ESC to LiPo mode I would refer to the manual.
Its super easy.
Tony

Charging lipos in the house can be dangerous. Are you using a lipo sack or a battery bunker??? For the most part lipos/chargers of today are much better than a few years ago.
If a pack or charger was to go bad while charging in the house even in a lipo sack or battery bunker the lipo will make toxic fumes.....
Just think about the stored energy in that lipo....it makes your truck go 40 plus mph for twenty minutes straight.....if that lipo gos bad and that power escapes look at what it can do....

When I started with lipos i started charging in the garage (detached) and thats where I still do all my lipo charging.

I think I will use the garage then!
!
Tony

you think you can tell me how that setup works for you?
if it works good i might buy the same stuff