This is just my first electric. I have PT-40, Cub, Lanier mariner, and a Sig LT-40 that is getting here today that I'm going to build for my father's birthday.

As for the soldering, charging, and the balancer... I'm just going to see if I can get a hold of my friend. It's hard to get talk to him during the weekdays, so maybe tomorrow or Saturday I'll give him a call and maybe meet up with him. I actually went flying him the other weekend and he let me fly his plane around... I liked it a lot and decided to buy my own. I'm almost positive we have the same set up since we bought the exact same kit (same price and everything) and he was able to get his set up and ready to go without buying anything else.

Thanks for all your input!