ORIGINAL: Synister
Thanks for all the batt tips, im going to follow up on them and see what i cant find. As for my charger, heh, well a guy at my lhs suggested a computer power source, basically a 12vdc 6amp unit used inside of the mini tower of pretty much all pc's. Only problem was when i bought it ($10) it had about a million wires coming out of it. I took it to him and for free he removed all the wires, put in a pos/neg female plug and an on/off swith so my alligator clips just clip right on. Its a smart unit too, in conjunction with the lipo charger, if they detect anything they dont like they just shut down. I paid $15 for the whole setup, the guy did the electrical work for free and now i can upgrade to a trex or bigger elect heli using whatever mah batt i want (as long as its 11.1v) and my power unit will be just fine. curious though, since im new and dont know, when you purchase new batts, do they come without any connectors? My pro needs a jst and i was wondering if i needed to get creative with a soldering iron or how that works to make your battery recommendations work. I would really like to avoid shorting something. Thanks a ton!!
It depends on the battery. Some sites allow you to choose the connectors, some come with no connectors, and others just have 1 type or another.
Just make sure when you buy it that you ask for the jst connector. If they don't have it, then go to some other site that does
(vote with your feet as they say)
Also, if you don't have any experience soldering, etc. You should get some help from someone who does before trying it on a lipo. If you short the wires, even for an instant, it can cause a terrible fire, or at least ruin the battery. It can be quite dangerous, and is not the place to be learning how to solder, IMO...