A Beginners guide To Lithium Polymer Batteries for RC

A Roy's RC TV Beginners guide To Lithium Polymer Batteries and the Jargon that goes with them.
New to the hobby of Radio Controlled Models & LiPo batteries, then this video will help demystify some of that for you
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[RCBlades007]

@RTatBstoke Thank you for replying:-) I've now got two Nano LiPo packs both rated the same. There fitted with those banana leads. So I've made up a very simple pararell charging harness that has the balancing wires thus not needing to have those extra cables in my RC buggy:-) See my vid on Hpi Ve8 Nano to see what I mean:-)

[RTatBstoke]

@RCBlades007 Interesting turn of speed that buggy :^O

[tomedenton]

Well done Roy very helpful.

[RTatBstoke]

Thank you

[RCBlades007]

It's me again:-) Just a very simple question; If I'm pararell charging two of the same LiPo packs can I plug the balencer cables, one in the normal three pin connector and the second in the 3cell connector socket? Thank you:-)

[RTatBstoke]

@RCBlades007 I would say No. But with out see it I cant be 100% sure.

What I do is make up a Y lead for the balance cables & one for the power leads.

I would recommend you get some one to check your setup just to be safe.

[RCBlades007]

@RTatBstoke It was faster but unusable before:-) Turned down many options before it was more controllable. Very easy to drive and looking forward till the snow has totally passed and the dryer days come:-) Loving this hobby and loving it even more when you get deep in building them yourself:-) Have faced many obstacles with the Ve8 and thought maybe started to high, but I learn fast!!

[RTatBstoke]

@beemuh Glad to have been a help :^)

[beemuh]

Thanks Roy. Very helpful to someone getting back into RC with electrics from previous experience 15 years ago with nitro. Well done.  Cheers!

[RTatBstoke]

@RCBlades007 Glad you enjoyed it :^)