7.2v through Losi servo?

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That's cool I'll continue with soldering, then will adapt the 5 battery box to take the bigger unit, thanks
 
Instead of using a bigger heavier battery, many people just put a smaller, lighter, stronger, longer lasting 7200mAh 7.4v LiPo in there.

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Economics, I have several good 7.2v MiMH batteries/charger from other RC projects.
I've modified the battery tray and the servos seem to be much more responsive, but if they burn up I'll post a warning:)
 
7.4v Lipo ok for spektrum receiver?

Ok, the 7.2v NiMH batteries did no harm to the bog standard Losi servo's, but I still start to get steering fade after about 15mins, so it is time to go LiPO as suggested by the retailer above.

Will the standard servo's and Spektrum receiver be ok with a 7.4v LiPO supply?
 
That's good news, I'm going with HPI Plasma 5300mah, which are the same (physical) size as the 7.2v NiMH, which i've already modified the battery box to hold
 
Ok, I've found a UK supplier for the 6000mAh LiPO you show above, which may well have all the benefits you list, except for the connector, as I have already changed everything to the better deans plugs.


I also got an email back from Horizon regarding putting the higher voltage through the standard 5T servos, and apparently they are NOT rated for the higher voltage, but I haven't had any problems yet, but will be upgrading the servo's soon anyway
 
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I also got an email back from Horizon regarding putting the higher voltage through the standard 5T servos, and apparently they are NOT rated for the higher voltage,
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That's what they're supposed to say, to protect themselves. But in real life, there's not much risk. I run 7.4v on 6v servos for years. Some people worry too much. Just do it. :D

If you can't find a supplier locally, we ship worldwide. I send LiPos to customers in the UK pretty much every day.
 
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Ok, I've got the Killer RC 7200mah 7.4v LiPO, but I'm a novice with LiPO charging.
The max mah I can set on my charger is 6000mah, and I used a charge rate of 3.6amps as suggested on the back of the pack.
I put a meter on the charged battery, and am getting about 8v and about 18amps !! Is this normal or is the pack duff?

The charger is an Elysium LX60B Pro
 
Yes its fine. A fully charged LiPo is 8.4 volts.
Did you watch the video at the bottom of the product page?

 
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I was less concerned with the volts than the 18 amps, but the difference to the steering is a vast improvement
 
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