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Originally Posted by Nick
Thanks,
Since I'm in the UK, I've been looking at these:
http://www.flightpower.co.uk/proddet...p?prod=4200016
My Triton (by Great Planes) can do 4s lipo @ 2.5a max. So I can charge a pack at time. I thought I want to try Lipos before buying a new charger to do them faster or more cells at once, seems logical.
If I did 2.5a for 3300mah, is that like 1.5C? What else would I need to charge, any sensors or anything? Does the Triton detect when it is charged and stop, safety etc? |
2500ma /3300mah = 0.76C.
A balancer would be nice to have, and is a good investment since it will keep the cells at the same resting voltage, which will increase the overall life of the pack.
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Originally Posted by nitrostarter
Whats the price of that in US dollars? And do they ship in the US, I might look into those also.
Would it be better to get a 3s and 2s or just one 5s pack if I wanted to run 5s total? Or in other words, if I wanted to run 5s now and 6s later with a different motor, could I get the 3s and 2s now and just get another 3s later to make 6s? Or would that 1 3s pack being older and run more cause conflicts? However looking on that website, I dont see them in a 2s configuration. What would I do there?
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Instead of getting Flightpower from the UK, you can get Hyperion or Polyquest XP or Duralite or Impulse in the U.S. Any packs that are almost the same size/weight at the same capacities from these vendors will use the same cells as the Flightpower packs.
If you want to run 6s later, why not just get it now? It isn't a good idea to mix and match new/old packs in series during discharge because the older pack will hit LVC sooner than the newer pack.