Best batteries for transmitter
 

can anyone recommend a decent set of batteries to use for etronix pulse 1010 transmitter, the argos specials i bought 2000mah only last 10 mins , i discharge them regular,
any comments would be appreciated

cheers

Battery for Etronix Pulse EX3G Pro ET1010
 

I have one of these transmitters and have used old 1300 Nicads without real problems. I have a couple of times left it switched on for over an hour and sweated whether it would last the days racing. They did.

If you have a Lipo Charger then its worth getting a Lipo 3S battery. I spoke to someone who has one and he said he only needs to charge once a month despite racing every week.

Hobbyking do Tunigy low drain 3S Lipo for transmitters

Turnigy 2650mAh 3S 1C LLF Tx Pack (Futaba/JR)

I bought one and works a treat takes about 10 days delivery ~£14 including delivery. also lighter than NiMh, No more worry about battery on the day :thumbsup:

The Argos batteries should last a lot longer than 10 mins and you should not need to discharge them

Sweet cheers il give them a try, granted the argos specials are about 2 years old.

If you need AA batteries, look for Sanyo Eneloops - they are the original low-self-discharge cell and they are blinkin' brilliant!

There are other low-self-discharge cells around but I can't comment on how well they perform compared to the Sanyos.

TX Batterys
 

Would give a big up for going 3 cell Li-po, much better than AA rechargeables. Virtually no self discharge when not in use and seem to last for many weeks, 6+ with use every week at my local club night.:thumbsup:

How do I charge tx lipo?
 

I think I'll get a tx lipo too...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1708489376...#ht_601wt_1110

My only question is how do I charge it from my Turnigy Accucel-6 which has 4mm tube connectors? Can I buy or make an adaptor?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turnigy-Ac...ht_1428wt_1110

Cheers

Make an adapter simple and easy to do.
You can swap out the JST-XH plugs to deans or bullit ones or even crocodiles if you wnat

Ok thanks... so battery lead No.2 goes in the 3S balance port on the charger and lead No.1 connects to the main power cables. What type of connector is that and where can I get some spare ones?

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...zal/txlipo.jpg

I use 2 to the balance post
THe unmarked one instead of 1 to the charge port

Depending on what radio you have the 1 might just connect straight into the radio.
I have a spektrum (LiFe 6.6V not lipo) and had to mod it a little so I added a female (unmarked) to mine

Hobbyking have all the parts you need.
I could send you a "servo extender" that you can cut and solder yourself or get one locally

or get something like this
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...g/AM-5001A.jpg

and something like this fi you don't take out the battery

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...MF-2S-20cm.jpg

That's useful, thanks

Easier still, get this connector from eBay UK...

Item No. 330628766925

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...aconnector.jpg

The new battery fits nicely in my Code transmitter.

Here it is charging from my Turnigy Accucel-6 charger.

I got the battery from ProFlight-UK and the adaptor from Black Smith products.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/IMG_3453.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/IMG_3454.jpg