Batteries

[adz600]

i always build a box with an open top and put at least 10mm padding on all the edges and in-between each battery pack, I have been running the same two optipower lipos for nearly two years and both still look good as new, they hold there charge and balance so well great lipos

[typhoon_driver]

I made a battery cradle from 8mm foam then wrapped this in duct tape. Keeps the batteries padded but still allows them to be removed for charging. The foam came from a £4.99 camping mattress mat from argos.

[IceMaster]

It is covered mainly in the feather topics.
If you want more peak load capacity, 6 packs of these wil give you 37V 15Ah and a whopping 1050Ah of burst load.

Do not Take the Turnigy nano-tech 5000mah 5S 35~70C Lipo Pack

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=32264

Better take a lighter and burn the money equal, I wanted to use these cells in Lucifer, No Load Amp, run engines free Perm080 and the Akku Packs Total Damage, the voltage breaks at first Total on Undervoltage Level and the Akku Cells all Dead, no longer possible to invite Total inflate!

Better more Money for Good Akku Cells this,

http://www.mylipo.de/HV-Lipo-4000mAh-259V-7S-45C-90C

http://www.elektromodellflug.de/mylipo-hv-425.php

oder this...

http://www.optipower.co.uk/Catalogue...%20ULTRA%2050C

[maddox10]

Bullfrog uses these with good succes. Only 37V 5000mAh total.
But 5000mAh is not enough for a longer fight. We're now going for the 8000mAh Zippies.

[leorcc]

I have also moved away from Nanothechs; I prefer the zippy's. The Nanothechs do well in bursts but puff up for no good reasons. The zippies have a lower burst rate but perform better over time.