Li Po??

[Notochord]

ok i decided that im gonna wait for a while to build my dream pc cause i dont have enough money yet. So i was thinking i could get Li Po's for my XXXT. My esc has a 6 cell limit so i think it cant take anything more then 7.4v(correct me if im wrong). so does anyone have any suggestions on which companies make good batteries and chargers??

[Traxxas_Junkee]

i dont know about the quality but check out this site

http://www.maxamps.com/index.html?lmd=38727.390451

[Notochord]

i cant afford a 250 dollar battery i have about 100 dollars to spend on new batteries and charger

[Traxxas_Junkee]

o, good luck if u want a lipo for that price. u might want to try to find some used ones. or u could always go nitro.

[r0nd3L]

i cant afford a 250 dollar battery i have about 100 dollars to spend on new batteries and charger

Lol, a good charger alone will run you over a hundred. And a good charger is a must with Li-Po.

You are probably looking at about $250 lowest with batteries and charger.

[SixVi6-Camaro]

lipo's are expensive with only $100 there is no way you will be able to do it.

[kevinF]

like traxxas 26 said go nitro!

[Notochord]

o i saw some cheap li po's on horizon hobby that were like 50 bucks so i was thinking i could get away with only spending 100 damn that sucks

[bandit]

You got to be careful with the cheaper li-po, a friend of mine bought a really cheap li-po charger and battery for his helicpoter and the charger shorted and caught fire, so be careful with the real cheap chargers. It's best to stick with a known brand.

[north_shore_racer]

ha, i told him to go nitro...but no...him and his electric...someone said u gotta be jacked to live in that house when they saw his video....wow...youre wrong were both relatively poor related to some kids i kno around here.....i got like 15 bux right now. lol im trying to convince him to go nitro...but nope. if someone can do it i think that'll be a feat.

[mikeh]

Hobby People has LiPo batts for 99 bucks and a 30 buck DC charger.

[Notochord]

but is it a cheap generic batt. and is it a reliable charger. i dont wanna burn down my house lol

[destroy_my_revo_15]

i have one tip for you if you do get a li-po. get a voltmeter thingymajig. take readings often you dont want to get the voltage too low or youll ruin the pack. my friend learned this the hard way. he had a $100 3s pack that he had to buy twice cause he went too low and there is no warning it just goes and wont take a charge after that. my .02

[SixVi6-Camaro]

Destroy_my_revo has a good point. Most all Brushless controllers have volatge cutoffs built into them so when the voltage gets below a set point the ESC shuts down keeping the LIPo from being destroyed. Most standard ESC's were not designed with LiPo's in mind and they do NOT have a cutoff so its very easy to discharge the battery too much and kill an $80+ battery. If you go LiPo I'd not skimp on anything. Get a good quality charger, batteries, and ESC that has a voltage cutoff so you don't kill the LiPo's.

[r0nd3L]

As far as charging Li-Po, I would make/buy some metal box and put the charger along with battery in it, so if it would catch on fire nothing bad would happen. Sure, it's not like Li-Po will catch on fire everytime, but some safety is good. In the end, it comes to a good charger and good usage.

[Notochord]

Thats the one thing that im worried about is if i start to run it to low. I have the newest Brushless esc from novak i dont know if it has a voltage cut off. i heard about a battery i think its made by scorpion or something and it has the built in cut off but its really really expensive. As for the metal box, when ever i charge my batteries i chuck them in a small tool box that i made at school. ill check and see my esc has a cut off