zzmt Lipo

CRrdr · Post by **CRrdr** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:10 am

I am going to up grade my mt with a lipo but i don't know whick one to get or how many. How many do i get? Which charger would be best for me that charges in under 20 min.?
Thanks
Josh

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:33 am

The search button is your friend.

sg219 · Post by **sg219** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:09 am

stagg wrote:The search button is your friend.

Listen to the advice.

Here's a start. Get this, hold on, you might not be able to handle it.....It's titled...

"li-poly cells"

http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... php?t=5054

So go ahead and look around, there's plenty of Lipo action around. Especially with Ph2t. Our resident Electrical MadMan.

beanoman · Post by **beanoman** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:56 pm

none of your average lipos will charge in less than 20 minutes- plan on 45 to a hour for charging time. definatly worth the wait though.

beano

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:20 am

do some schoolin'
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... php?t=5668

Cheesehead · Post by **Cheesehead** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:42 pm

I've yet to see a LiPo that charges at more than 1C. LiPos take at least an hour to charge, and many take slightly more.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:05 pm

Cheesehead wrote:I've yet to see a LiPo that charges at more than 1C. LiPos take at least an hour to charge, and many take slightly more.

kokam has some new ones(scorpion model) that can handle a 3C charge.
they are crazy expensive and on backorder everywhere. Very doubtful that we will see those anytime soon for small single cell lipos.

LBRC · Post by **LBRC** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:08 pm

Cheesehead wrote:I've yet to see a LiPo that charges at more than 1C. LiPos take at least an hour to charge, and many take slightly more.

Na it’s more like one for one, i.e. 20 minutes of runtime for 20 minutes of charging, with a Kokam 145 or Worley 170 at 0.1 amps with my ZZMT’s, of course the E-Tec 210 is much nicer since you can charge it at 0.2 amps.

Cheesehead · Post by **Cheesehead** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:15 pm

The question is how much the ZZMT draws. I have heard that 20 minutes is possible with a 120 mAh pack at 2.4 volts; 25 minutes or so might be expected with a 210 mAh li-po due to the higher voltage.

As a side note, that 3c Li-Po sounds awesome.