Coastal Model Car Racing Club

gearing1983 · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 63

is this the charger u use to charge your trakpower lipos of mate cause ive found one cheap and didnt want to get it if it dont work im sure its the same as yours????

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gearing1983 · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 63

and dose it balence as well mate or do i have to but the balance thing aswell i know im a bit thick but dont want to mess a lipo up lol

CuttingEdge · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 213 Location: In My Garage

Not sure It looks like the one Ian uses I am sure he will let you know

I use the Core which looks very cool but takes to long to ballance

http://demonpowerproducts.co.uk/p...cPath=91_140&products_id=3801

And I use the Bantam which is great for charging and ballencing but you need a separate ballancer

http://www.modeltech.co.uk/

Click the link above then chargers on the left The Bantam is the £49.99 301DX but it is 12 volt only and you need the balencer as well as shown in the picture .........

I would go with what you have found If Ian says its ok , I know you can get them from Hong Kong on Ebay for about £30 inc postage and then arrive normally within a week

HTH... Trev
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markw · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 147

greyfox · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 129

Yes, that's the one I use as well. I got the balancing lead from Galaxy, but rather than cut and solder the plugs onto the lead, carefully extracted the pins from the plug.
Get the lead from Galaxy, don't let them solder anything onto it and I can easily make it up for you.
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gearing1983 · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 63

cheers guys very helpfull yet again

gearing1983 · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 63

are the trakpower 3200s any good cause there are a couple on a popular bidding site

going soon or just get one 4900????

gearing1983 · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 63

which lead is it called mate and i will order one or get on from galaxy

markw · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 147

best bet go and c john at galaxy models he b able to sort a lead out for u.

the 3200s lipos will b fine i think couple of people at the track use them (lan and leigh use them i think).... i use the track power 4900s i had them for a year and they still going strong

greyfox · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 129

You need to get the 2S lead (J connector I think it's called) it has 2 x red and 1 x black lead, but John in Galaxy will know what you need.
Look for the 'C' rating as that dictates the conctant current draw capability.
I've used 2 x Trakpower 4900 25C for a year now, with no problems. Reason I've got two is that I can use one and charge the other whilst racing.
3200 or 3600 with either 25C or 30C will be fine for 13.5 or 10.5 brushless, as I draw around 2-2300 out of my batteries for a 5 minute run.

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