A question about a Li po.
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ibjamn
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A question about a Li po.
Alrighty. I have had an unused detachable battery pack for an Audiovox Shuttle for a while now. (It's a portable DVD player that can be used in a car overhead system, a kitchen undercabinet system, or by it's on.)
I just recently bought a Triton 2 charger, so I can now look into getting into better battery solutions for my RC stuff.
It is rated on the case as a "Li-Ion Polymer" 7.4v 5000mah. I took the casing apart, and the 2 cells are actually attached to one side of the casing by glue or doublesided tape. I am a bit afraid of pulling on it too much and braking the inners of the cells. There is a circuit board in the casing also, but no external charging jacks, as it uses the screen (which I do not have) to attach any plugs to.
The question I have is, should I even try extracting the batteries from it and wire it up with some Dean's plugs? I know nothing of LIPOs. I have seen the prices of 5000mah li-po packs, and would rather save a buck by salvaging these. I was considering getting a casing of some sort, so I think I would be OK as far as safety is concerned --- I think.....
I would throw a pic up here of it disassembled, but my ex borrowed my camera once again.
I just recently bought a Triton 2 charger, so I can now look into getting into better battery solutions for my RC stuff.
It is rated on the case as a "Li-Ion Polymer" 7.4v 5000mah. I took the casing apart, and the 2 cells are actually attached to one side of the casing by glue or doublesided tape. I am a bit afraid of pulling on it too much and braking the inners of the cells. There is a circuit board in the casing also, but no external charging jacks, as it uses the screen (which I do not have) to attach any plugs to.
The question I have is, should I even try extracting the batteries from it and wire it up with some Dean's plugs? I know nothing of LIPOs. I have seen the prices of 5000mah li-po packs, and would rather save a buck by salvaging these. I was considering getting a casing of some sort, so I think I would be OK as far as safety is concerned --- I think.....
I would throw a pic up here of it disassembled, but my ex borrowed my camera once again.
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sidewinder
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It sounds like a great idea but I have no idea of how to find out any of the answers short of tearing it apart and looking. I just did a bunch of surfing to see if I could find anyone who'd know. No luck, sorry.
Anyway, if you do this and it works please document it, it could be a great way to get cheap li-pos I'll bet there's a bunch in junk stuff that will be in thrift stores soon.
Anyway, if you do this and it works please document it, it could be a great way to get cheap li-pos I'll bet there's a bunch in junk stuff that will be in thrift stores soon.
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