Switching to Lipo

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MisterK71

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Losi DBXL, I have been out of R/C for awhile but have jumped back in with the DBXL, loving it, upgrading away. I am looking for recommendations for upgrading to lipo, all of my R/C experience has been with NIMH batteries. Would like to know what it takes to upgrade, recommendations on a charger that would work for pack for the DBXL and future use on 1/10 street/off road cars, next adventure. Any advice or direction would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
I would look into a venom pro duo charger. They're around $100 the initial sticker price may scare some away from it but, in my experience it is the best bet when looking for a good quality charger. I work at a hobby shop and have been working there for about a year. I've yet to see anyone complain about this charger. The dbxl will likely take 2 batteries running in series or one large battery(6S). Either way the charger will have you covered and not get over amped with a larger 6S battery.
 
I would look into a venom pro duo charger. They're around $100 the initial sticker price may scare some away from it but, in my experience it is the best bet when looking for a good quality charger. I work at a hobby shop and have been working there for about a year. I've yet to see anyone complain about this charger. The dbxl will likely take 2 batteries running in series or one large battery(6S). Either way the charger will have you covered and not get over amped with a larger 6S battery.

Thanks for the reply, My DBXL is the gas version, wanting to update the RX battery, not sure what to use, if factory Spektrum receiver will still work and servos that came with it. Will look into venom charger for more details. Thanks!
 
Oh, sorry about that! In that case get you a cheap charger like the prophet mini sport and get a 6.4v LI-FE battery. Depends on what spectrum you have you may have to get another TX. Be very careful before putting more volts into a TX read the manual of your specific spectrum TX they typically will tell you the maximum voltage input.
 
Oh, sorry about that! In that case get you a cheap charger like the prophet mini sport and get a 6.4v LI-FE battery. Depends on what spectrum you have you may have to get another TX. Be very careful before putting more volts into a TX read the manual of your specific spectrum TX they typically will tell you the maximum voltage input.
Thanks again, you have given me some direction. I appreciate it. WIll the Venom Pro Duo charger charge the smaller 6.4v LI-FE battery?? Would be nice to plan ahead from a charger stand point.
 
I fried my DBXL steering servo using lipo...but it was most likely due to endpoints not set up right.
The servos in the dbxl are the s901t's ? Losi website says they can handle 7.4v...
 
I fried my DBXL steering servo using lipo...but it was most likely due to endpoints not set up right.
The servos in the dbxl are the s901t's ? Losi website says they can handle 7.4v...
Wow! Yeah sounds like it went to far one way or another, bound itself up and died. Typically sevos are rated at around 7.4v your receiver won't even put out that much voltage just to the servo.
 
Wow! Yeah sounds like it went to far one way or another, bound itself up and died. Typically sevos are rated at around 7.4v your receiver won't even put out that much voltage just to the servo.

Yes it will. If you notice the wiring harness the battery wire goes directly to the servos then to the receiver. The only servo wires connected to the receiver is the servo sensor wire. Not like your typical setups...

And heck yea, if you don't set endpoints, you will fry your servo...
 
Yes it will. If you notice the wiring harness the battery wire goes directly to the servos then to the receiver. The only servo wires connected to the receiver is the servo sensor wire. Not like your typical setups...
Hmm never payed attention to that. Sorry for the wrong info guess I'm thinking about everything else other than 5th scale.

And heck yea, if you don't set endpoints, you will fry your servo...
 
They do that because the servos will constantly have full voltage and not take away from the receiver power. On high amp draws, through the wires from the rx in normal setups, it causes brownouts which can turn the rx off then back on which can take several seconds to reset resulting in loss of control!! In short its more redundant going to the servos first...
 
Thanks for the reply, My DBXL is the gas version, wanting to update the RX battery, not sure what to use, if factory Spektrum receiver will still work and servos that came with it. Will look into venom charger for more details. Thanks!
I don't think the stock servos can handle Lipo batteries.. I recently switched to the REEDY 1600 mAh 6.6v LiFe battery and haven't had any issues with the stock servos. This battery lasts a bunch longer than the NiMh battery it comes with.
 
I don't think the stock servos can handle Lipo batteries.. I recently switched to the REEDY 1600 mAh 6.6v LiFe battery and haven't had any issues with the stock servos. This battery lasts a bunch longer than the NiMh battery it comes with.
Hey James, just got one of the Reedy 1600 mAh 6.6v LiFe batteries, will be testing on Saturday, sounds like I grabbed the right one.
 
Hey James, just got one of the Reedy 1600 mAh 6.6v LiFe batteries, will be testing on Saturday, sounds like I grabbed the right one.
I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. I have found that it lasts at least 2 times as long as the stock battery, and haven’t had an issue with my servos or receiver. All though I am using the SR4000T receiver, so I’m not sure if that will matter on the stock receiver. Shouldn’t...
 
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