Need some battery help :)

[Wildjones]

I tried to PM the guy, but got no response. I thought about just trying it, but figured I should ask first. I really dont want to fry the electronics, nor do I want a lipo battery to explode in my face lol.

As an alternative I could make an adapter that would use the original stock plug and just use the positive and negative plug soldered to a female JST plug and bypass the balance wire entirely.Then I would need a proper lipo charger, BUT then I could buy a few packs and swap them, rather than rely on one pack.

Would it be possible that the heli uses the white wire to read voltage and activate the LVC? Common sense would tell me it would read from the positive and negative wires though.

[JERRY2KONE]

My advice would simply be to open up your old pack and get aquainted with how your battery is put together. That is what I did with my two sons helis. I was in the same boat looking at the cost of new Lipos for a heli and just could not see spending that much for such a small heli. So what I did first was to gather a few items that I had laying around our shop (battery bars, wire, and some Energizer rechargable AA batteries) and manufactured my own 4 cell battery pack. It is slightly heavier than the Lipo, but not enough to make a serious difference. Live and learn. After doing that I purchased a 4 cell Hydramax battery at TH and made up my own plugs for it. They work just fine and instead of 720mah they now boast a heafty 2500mah, which gives the boys more flight time with their toys. The only way to learn is to experiment and have some fun doing something new. This applies to everything you do in life. Good luck with your adventure.