ORIGINAL: fliprob17
If you are looking at lipo's, make sure your ESC has a LiPo cutoff programming option, and that you stick to a 7.4volt 2 cell lipo, a 3 cell 11.1 volt will most likely fry your motor in about 30 seconds. You may be better off and safer just getting a better brand name NiMh battery, look at the mah number on the battery (ex: 1300mah). The larger that is the more flight time you will get.
Hi fliprob17,
Initially, I have though of using a higher capacity 6V NiMh battery, but I think the stock EDF of the F-16 may not be strong enough to bear with the payload. May have to end up changing everything inside...
I'm thinking about Lipo because of its high capacity-to-weigh ratio, and I'm confident enough to modify the plane (made of styrofoam) to fit in different sized batteries..but it's the circuitry that I am inexperience. You said if I go choose Lipo, I should "ensure that my LiPo has a cutoff programming option, and that I stick to a 7.4volt 2 cell lipo." What exactly is this cutoff programming option? I'm afraid the f-16 that I have don't have a ESC, only a simple circuitry that switches the EDF either ON or OFF...[
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