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03-17-2013, 11:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Middleburg Florida
Posts: 920
|  New trekker owner
So I bought a trekker yesterday. Thing is pretty cool. Great for indoors and all. But I want a lipo for it. I don't plan to build anything else, just a lipo. I can get an eBay lipo for about $20. I have a Venom Pro Charger. In order to charge this little 2S I would have to make an adaptor to plug it into the charger, and drop the current way down to .5a or something right?
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03-17-2013, 01:52 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Philippines
Posts: 1,405
| Re: New trekker owner
why a $20 motor? the losi lipo is just too expensive and you will be disappointing if it goes bad. While there is a lipo cutoff... if you leave the trekker on it will continue to discharge.. my son did this and the $30 losi lipo is now junk.. wont charge at all... i say get the ones from hobbyking.. zippy 350mah - they dont fit in the stock location zippy 180mah - they fit but standing up and fit under the truck body... so i have ZIPPY Flightmax 350mAh 2S 20C - $3 !!!! ZIPPY Flightmax 180mAh 2S 15C Z180-2S-15 ZIPPY $1.71 - $1.77 !!!!! so you can drop $20 on one if you want...  p.s. welcome to the fun part of RC'in.. and sorry but i dont think you will stop at just lipo!!! stock it is fun.. but altered is way more capable!!!! |
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03-17-2013, 02:12 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South FL
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| Re: New trekker owner
rather than wait for international shipping try http://www.valuehobby.com/power-syst...s/2s-lipo.html and yes for 350mah lipo charge at .3 if u can .2 for 250mah ect Last edited by spoo76; 03-17-2013 at 02:15 PM. |
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03-17-2013, 02:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Waukesha
Posts: 635
| Re: New trekker owner
mine came with the losi lipo and charger (bought used) So thats what i use. But charging at 1c is usually what your looking for. Like spoo said 350 =.3a 250 =.2 180=I would do .2 still ;) You'll want some stuff for it eventually i said i was going to keep it stock too and use it between race heats but i've already got some money sunk into it  |
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03-17-2013, 04:17 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Middleburg Florida
Posts: 920
| Re: New trekker owner
wow those batteries are CHEAP!!! So I can charge one of these with what I have right now no problem. How about a recommendation for a discharge alarm? I found this on the value hobby site Value Hobby R/C Hobby Store (Bensenville, Illinois): GT Power 1-8S LiPO Battery Voltage Tester/ Low Voltage Alarm would this work?
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03-17-2013, 04:25 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Philippines
Posts: 1,405
| Re: New trekker owner
i dont run a discharge alarm.. once the rig stops moving.. shut it off and it is ready for a charge.. it does seem to have a lipo cutoff.. but like said.. if you leave it.. on it will discharge too low... but on the international shipping.. just buy from US warehouse.. i got mine in 4 days.. love it.. |
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