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Originally Posted by Oscar
If you don't mind doing a bit of soldering, another option is the route I took. I have used the usual AA size cells but the Li-ion type (do a search for 14500 battery) which are 3.7v each. Of course you only need 3 then instead of 8, but I wired 3 each side in parallel for double the runtime. You may need to buy a specialist charger for these, but the charger was only about £5 if I remember.
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I'm liking this option actually. Of I've got it solder up any packs, I might as well use some upgraded cells, so the Li-Ion sounds a good choice. I'll have a look at them.
I presume they don't suffer the same explosive nature as the lipos either?