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03-13-2011, 02:07 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: pelham
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Hey, guys Newbie to Lipo questions. What is the C value on Lipo batteries and what is its significance? What exactly happens to Lipo when it gets run too low? Why choose Lipo over Nimh? |
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03-13-2011, 02:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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1-This link..... http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/?si...&apage=faq.asp covers most of your questions, please read & then buy from them. I have been buying from them for many years with no issues. They also support this forum. Quickie answers..... "C" rating is how fast you pull or push power out of/into a battery. The bigger "C" the better (provided you believe the numbers). If you get a LiPO too low, you WILL kill it at a minimum. Worst is you start a fire.  LiPO can supply more power in a smaller/lighter package than NiCad or NiMH. I still run NiMH in 12th pan, 10th pan & 10th offroad buggies. Mostly because I have lots of decent packs for these vehicles. I ONLY run LiPO in my crawler. Eventually I will likely convert everything to LiPO, but most of my ESC's don't have a LVC (low voltage cutoff) that is really required for LiPO's. |
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03-13-2011, 02:47 PM
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Thanks for the quick answers Charlie  |
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09-20-2011, 08:35 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas City
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so pretty much LIPO's buy you more power from a smaller package but also require more care as they have to be kept charged while in storage. If you are a basher but wanting to evolve into some levels of 2.2 comp it sounds as if they would be advantageous. What brands of chargers and batteries would the forum reccommend? I will have to get a new charger, as I only have a MRC Super Brain for NICAD's and batteries. |
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09-20-2011, 09:04 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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If there are 20 brands, there will be 20 replies.  I run a Venom ProCharger (my son has one as well) and 2S & 3S LiPO packs from CheapBatteryPacks.com (for my son & I). Others will chime in with some acceptable & lesser expensive options. A quick look at the 1st page in this forum will answer some of your questions, no need for a search. The type of rig you are running will have some bearing on what you should get. |
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09-20-2011, 09:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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Charlie is right...20 different answers. I figure if it charges lipo, has a lipo balancer (or you have one) it should work for you. I myself use a onyx 230..am looking at the 245. just make sure you have a lipo bag...not only for charging but for storage. |
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09-20-2011, 10:00 AM
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09-20-2011, 10:00 AM
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i use a military ammo box to store mine.
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09-21-2011, 10:00 PM
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Its nice when you have 6 different types of batteries...you can just go to that memory number and hit start. This way you don't have to have 6 different battery chargers, or set up each time you want to charge a battery.
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