Don't try this at home kids!

Does anyone know if the battery in the following link will directly connect to the Blade CX2 and can we charge it with the factory charger.

www.rchover.com/inc/sdetail/74364

I know this battery is not recommended but for my personal situation I am not concerned. I just don't want to buy it and find out it won't plug in.

Thanks guys, hope someone out there knows.

MP1350203 Li-Po Battery 1350mAH 20C 11.1V 3 Cell

Harhumph, Wow, and I thought I was the only crazy one here running my stock CP Pro Eflite 800 mah 3 cell battery in my CX2 as an "Everyday Driver" ! It weighs in with velcro attached at 65 grams. Have you ran a 3-cell yet in the CX2? The reason why I ask is that with this battery of mine the power is so insane, I've never was able to "floor it" as I accelerate to a lift that is so intense it's hard to put into words. I couldn't imagine something bigger !? I've never had a problem running it except for once. My 4 in 1 is vented with a dremel nicely that it is just about the square frame that's left, and I cut the crap out of the plastic, trying to make it somewhat decent, all around the engines just to have a little reasurance to keep things "cool" in which they do.I can touch the actually chips in the 4 in 1 after running this 3-cell and they are barely warm. my batteries, 2 stock eflites 2 cell, 2 mega packs 2 cell 850 mah 15c, and of course the 3 cell all are just barely warm after running. Engines-just warm, not hot. When I have my 3 cell in the bird it currently weighs 260 grams. Some would say thats a lot of weight, including the little voice in my head, but if you saw how the chopper performs, you would never guess. Your gears will slowly take extra wear and you'll slowly develop "play" between the teeth of the gears and the pinions I have noticed. I shoot videos frequently, but need to figure out where I can put them and how to "display" a link on here among that, so maybe I'll try and figure it out so people can see how much upward thrusts it puts out. I have 5 L.E.D.S, and the one problem I did have once, as I stated above was when I had them "plugged in" and was firing up the 3-cell and I had some power glitches w the 4 in 1 flashing red and green really fast blinking and letting the bird drop very gradually. It made me nervous because people on this forum have fried there 4 in 1 from running that extra voltage through the 4 in 1. Luckily everything was o.k. and from then on, I never run my lights with my 3-cell and have never had a problem since. And I do run it a lot. It makes me wonder if I'am right on the border-line of what the 4 in 1 can handle. Flying in the wind is incredible, way better results than with a 2 cell, power to weight ratio is excellent in my mind and I have a lot more control when I'am outside. But then the more the heli weighs, the more it's gonna hurt when it falls. The battery you mentioned above if it did fit makes me a little nervous I think I saw that it was in excess of 1,000 Grams I hope I read that right, because that just seems like it could be overkill and the 20c along with that. This is just my own personal opinion though, I just don't want you to hurt your heli or anything. I think my stock 3 cell E-Flite puts out 10c, but it feels like it's way way more ! That extra cell is a considerable differance! Maybe to be safe if you haven't tried a 3 cell start small (3-cell) and work up at your own risk... The 3-cell I've been talking about runs usually around 37.00, but I also think E-Flite's batteries run a little to much. I feel like I'am writing a book ! lol !I just don't want a new guy slapping in a 3-cell without knowing the risks involved, but like I said I've never had a problem, and my best friend also has a CX2 and he runs his CP PRO battery in his and he's crazy he'll just shoot it about to the moon, I barely can see it in the sky it's so far up! [X(]One day that wind up there is gonna snatch that sucker and send it to the next town over I swear! Anyway, just my 2 cents! Good luck experimenting, and please keep us informed, because to me this is a "HOT" issue, because I believe these little birds can handle more than what people might think...(with the right set-up) Take care bud, --Jeff

Harhumph, Here is a few pics of the ventilation I've done before I even considered running the 3-cell battery...Please excuse the blurry pics it's late, and I'am tired! And yeah, no skids or battery tray (underconstruction) lol!

Sorry for the large pics, still trying to figure out how you guys get the sizes you do but still leave it small in the begining..[:@]

How does it fly with the canopy cut open?

Fly's very smooth and stable, better than my friends whose is all pure stock. Just looks all funny a little with the skids temporarily off ! I just pretend it has retractables that are up when I see it in the air lol! For fun I keep it waxed with the blades also being done to hopefully think there also is less resistance..

Thanks for the info you provided, the weight of the battery on the website has to be a typo. The battery probably weighs 115 grams in my opinion. But I should heed your warning and start with a smaller 3 cell first and see what I think. I have a vented canopy and aftermarket motors with no heat sinks as the xtreme motors don't get hot like the stock ones do. I am not really worried about heat as my heli runs efficiently and cool, but obviously when I try a 3 cell, I want to see if I am happy with the power first and then for the first few runs only run it for 2 to 4 minutes and see how things are holding up. No need to go balls to the walls for 12 minutes straight and low and behold see my 4 in 1 having a smoke. I'll look for a smaller mega pack replacement for the cp pro and get that one for now. Again thanks for your detailed little story, I love reading that stuff.

Harhumph, Yeah your welcome, I'am addicted to reading all this stuff that everybody provides and I really appreciate everyones opinions and views. It serves to be so interesting, and always helpful. I love running my small 3-cell, and I usually will just be flying around conservatively with it. Usually a little past 1/2 throttle it ends up being to much unless I'am showing off to the neighbors! lol Alright, I'll see ya around have a good one, Jeff[sm=thumbup.gif]

Playing around with different batteries in my cx2 I notice sometimes "bigger isn't always better" I have an Electrifly 720mah 2 cell 8c battery that weighs 36 grams (use it for my Helimax-Rotofly) and notice that the power outburst (although only 8c) is equivalent if not just a little more than the stock E-Flite 2 cell battery which is 9c and 800mah which weighs 43 grams. It's lighter with less power, but the heavier more power e-flite keeps the comparison almost equal..I shot a pic of it below next to the other batteries...7 gram difference...[sm=teeth_smile.gif]

You guys do realize that running a 11.1 lipo in a CX2 is asking for a fried 4 in 1. mrasmm could explain it better than I but simple idea is that too much voltage/amperage wil be running thru yer electronics and prematurely wearing out both motors and electronics (4 in 1's)
My opinion is don't do it!


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Yeah Arrrow that's my whole darn problem, I'am always a risk-taker! Thank-you for the warnings because there are other people reading this stuff, and we don't want them doing that thinking it is o.k. because it's not, It's a risk that you have to be aware of or you will fry that thing, and the extra wear on the engines, gears, and such, but I'll slap my self on the hand but it probally won't do any good. I'am the perfect guinea-pig to try stuff trust me!! lol

J-MICHAEL

How did you cut out the air intakes?
Nice job.

Maybe I need a good lecture from mrasmm, since he is from what I hear an electrical guy..

=P is that a hint [sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

Lol !