Can someone Help me buy lipos for my first setup?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by mjderstine

i have the 0606i and love it. can only do one batt at a time, but dc/ac power is great, never gets hot when using it either, and has lots of capabilities.

+1 for the 0606i

It is a good charger, but is limited to 50 watts output. So it can do 5 amps charge on 2-3s but after that the rate will drop. On 6s you may get 2.5 amps out of it, so a 2 hr charge time for a 5000 pack.

It is important to look at the output watts, divide them by the lipo voltage you plan to charge (6s = 4.2vx6= 25.2v) and you will get the amp capabilities. So the 610i at 250 watt output can charge a 6s pack up to 9.9amps. You would also need a good power supply to get that out of it.

At 12v imput you would need 21amps of power supply, figure in some losses, like 30% and you need something near 30amps worth of capability from your power supply. If you can push the voltage up to 15v, you can get away with less amp capability, but some PS will not let you adjust the voltage.

[mjderstine]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

It is a good charger, but is limited to 50 watts output. So it can do 5 amps charge on 2-3s but after that the rate will drop. On 6s you may get 2.5 amps out of it, so a 2 hr charge time for a 5000 pack.

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just checked and the 610i is out of stock most places, seems that it was selling for the same price as my 0606i, not a bad price at all. since i am going to be getting at least one 4cell pack in the near future, might have to look into getting a bigger charger as well. but 2.5 hours, and make sure its charged the night before, i will be fine with what i have for a while.

[speedemall]

Originally Posted by mjderstine

just checked and the 610i is out of stock most places, seems that it was selling for the same price as my 0606i, not a bad price at all. since i am going to be getting at least one 4cell pack in the near future, might have to look into getting a bigger charger as well. but 2.5 hours, and make sure its charged the night before, i will be fine with what i have for a while.

I just bought a 610i today off ebay,he has two left.I cant wait to try it out.

[SpeedAssault]

Glad this subject is here, been looking and wondering what Lipo size to get for my new project. 6S sounds great

Hyperion 0606i
very good quality
love mine

Thunder POwer batteries, have heard nothing but great news on them and long lasting, they are said to be the most balanced cells.

Please clarify this
The higher C the less the ESC or motor will heat up ?
How does that work, what leads to hot ESc and motors ??

[suicideneil]

I've got one of the BC6s- great chargers for upto 6s lipo, but limited to 50watts output- it'll take you about 2 hours to charge a 6s ~5000mah lipo.

[Arct1k]

I have 5i's with lba 10's for sale if you were interested...

[speedemall]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

I have 5i's with lba 10's for sale if you were interested...

Please translate this to simpler terms if directed towards me, the newb Man!! This site needs a for sale section for members,I need stuff