The Collector1

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I have the same Onyx charger since it was released and haven't been disappointed yet, I use the Great Planes balancer http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMGS7&P=7 with excellent results, all the adapters that you would need are at the bottom of the screen

Jeremy Z

Well never mind those batteries I recommended then. Those are way too big for the 1/16 size vehicles. Did you measure the size of the battery compartment or original battery and compare those dimensions to that of the batteries you're thinking of?

brianjskora

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Jeremy z- I had seen a few recommendations on these batteries and the car just needs a minor adjustment to fit them in.  A friend of mine just purchased a 1/10 scale and so I will fwd him your suggestions. He is in the lipo market as well

fourwheels0

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here you go.
yes those are the right ends.
you'll also need to make or buy an adapter. tamiya female to traxxas male i think it is.

Access

BTW does anyone else besides me recognize the IC on the blinky? I don't have mine with me right now but it looked like a PIC16 with on-chip ADCs I'd bet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIC_microcontroller

Jeremy Z

Best bet is to cut off the Molex ("Tamiya") connector and solder the Traxxas one right on. The Molex connectors were originally designed for electronics and were only intended to have the connection made and broken a few times over the life of the product. They loosen up and cause heat losses in RC. Get rid of it altogether.

Those Molex connectors worked for years, because the current drain wasn't high enough to melt a lot of connectors, and because they're cheap. These days, it is a bad idea to use them at all in RC.

In your application, it looks like you're just using it on the charger, and it will probably never see more than 5 A. I'd still put a good connector on that charger though.

fourwheels0

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lol your right my charger is the only thing left i need to put the traxxas plug on.
i've been lazy and it's worked so far but i do need to change it.

The Collector1

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He doesn't have to, the charge plugs are removable from the charger, he needs to buy the Traxxas plug http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVPF2&P=M

Brainanator

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buying the "charge plug" is WAY more expensive than just buying some banana plugs and a male *whatever you want* plug and soldering the two together.....
It's just like the pre-mixed anti freeze at the store, they charge you more for less stuff....it's how they make money off dumb/lazy people

The Collector1

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Unless your like me and have multiple batteries with different plugs and refuse to change all of them