Battery Packs
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Battery Packs
Hi i was looking around on ebay and I found this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3811435464
replace **** with ebay .com there is 60 NIMH batterys 1150 mAh for $15 this seems like a good deal because I could make lots of battery pakcs. What do you need to make the battery packs??
replace **** with ebay .com there is 60 NIMH batterys 1150 mAh for $15 this seems like a good deal because I could make lots of battery pakcs. What do you need to make the battery packs??
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RE: Battery Packs
Don't bother with those batteries. They're no good for the high current demands of electric flight. I say this not because I know the cells themselves, but because I know what's typically found on Ebay. Getting good cells for R/C electric flight off Ebay is a crapshoot, and the odds are nowhere near being in your favor. Most vendors on Ebay sell the cheapest crap cells they can find.
Unless they specify a brand name, like Sanyo, KAN, HECell, or GP, it's a pretty safe bet they're not going to perform. You know what they say about something sounding too good to be true, right?
Unless they specify a brand name, like Sanyo, KAN, HECell, or GP, it's a pretty safe bet they're not going to perform. You know what they say about something sounding too good to be true, right?
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RE: Battery Packs
Would it be worth a try though i mean its only $.25 a cell if they dont last that long you still can make like 8 packs. I would be using them for a slow stick if that makes any difference....
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RE: Battery Packs
I got some bulk 1800mha NiMH batteries and made some 8 cell packs. It worked, but they got unusually HOT not warm, during use, sky scooter with a speed 400 motor. Others on this forum pointed out that I was probably using them inappropriately from their intended design, ie. high current usage. They work great in the Tx so all is not lost.
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