1S battery connectors and chargers?

[KeninAZ]

OK, I thought I would hit my local hobby shop and pick up some extended life LiPos for my Champ. I found some 200 mah 25C batteries and I bought a couple.
Now that I have the non returnable batteries home I find that they have a different style plug than the one that is designed my for charger and plane.
So how many different types of connectors are on 1S batteries?
And what charger would I need to charge an assortment of these 1S batteries?
If anyone has a link showing the different types of connectors it would be helpful.

[philipa_240sx]

Originally Posted by KeninAZ

So how many different types of connectors are on 1S batteries?

These are the only one's I know of:

Molex Picoblade: Parkzone, E-Flite, Blade, Kyosho. Supposedly, the Flyzone planes use the same connector.



Nine Eagles Proprietary: Used on Nine Eagle heli's



Molex 15006 family: Losi 'Micro-T' connector (RC cars, trucks, crawlers)



JST RC-Y: Larger Parkzone/E-Flite/Blade planes and Heli's (not the UM''s), normally found on 2 cell Lipo's.

[KeninAZ]

What i have found in my visiting the HS again was that I had two eflite batteries, one was the original 150 mah battery that came with my champ and the other was a 200 mah battery that I pickup up from them yet the connector on the 200 mah batter was about twice the size of my other battery and not compatible with my charger that came with the plane either.
So I asked if they made an adapter cable and was told no. So I asked where I could buy the plugs and was told they didn't know.
I looked on the hanging rack of smaller batteries and guess what I found?
An adapter cable!
Useless employees anyway! How do they hire people in a small town hobby shop that don't know what they carry?
So for now I am set anyway. I am in the market for a charger for my next plane but I see that Hobby King where I bought stuff before is out of most chargers right now. I will assume that business was great for them this last summer so I guess will wait until they restock them.

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by KeninAZ

What i have found in my visiting the HS again was that I had two eflite batteries, one was the original 150 mah battery that came with my champ and the other was a 200 mah battery that I pickup up from them yet the connector on the 200 mah batter was about twice the size of my other battery and not compatible with my charger that came with the plane either.
So I asked if they made an adapter cable and was told no. So I asked where I could buy the plugs and was told they didn't know.
I looked on the hanging rack of smaller batteries and guess what I found?
An adapter cable!
Useless employees anyway! How do they hire people in a small town hobby shop that don't know what they carry?
So for now I am set anyway. I am in the market for a charger for my next plane but I see that Hobby King where I bought stuff before is out of most chargers right now. I will assume that business was great for them this last summer so I guess will wait until they restock them.

You Have to become the Expert Ken and research the market and find out whats Available, it takes time, but most vendors are not aware of E power lipos, chargers and connectors or how they work, Your on the right track, keep looking

Charger

http://www.hobbypartz.com/60p-dyc-1004.html

lipo

http://www.atlantahobby.com/Store/pc...-468p14963.htm

[CHELLIE]

Polish up on your soldering skills, Its a Necessity in this hobby

http://www.teamnovak.com/tech_info/h...der/index.html

http://www2.wattflyer.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=268952

[KeninAZ]

Thanks, but I know well how to solder. I spent 27 years on the bench working electronics repair and overhaul for the Navy as a civilian.
I also taught nuclear soldering certification for a while for them. (We worked on a nuclear sub base and we soldered to modified NASA standards)
Soldering is one area I am not lacking in.
But we won't discuss my other shortcomings in life!
But when you have a clerk tell you that you cannot buy the plugs anywhere and thus the parts are not available you are stuck at least for the moment.
Now I know with my past experiences that someone carries the plugs out there, it's just a matter of finding the source.
I was just amazed that the guy in the hobby shop had so little knowledge about anything and he was no kid either.

[stevecooper]

Originally Posted by CHELLIE

You Have to become the Expert Ken and research the market and find out whats Available, it takes time, but most vendors are not aware of E power lipos, chargers and connectors or how they work, Your on the right track, keep looking

Charger

http://www.hobbypartz.com/60p-dyc-1004.html

lipo

http://www.atlantahobby.com/Store/pc...-468p14963.htm

$10+ship kinda pricey for me but I need so Higher c 150-120's one cells as I need more 3/D power in my ultra micros,,, the ones I buy (e-flite at 3.59$ a piece) don't last but 10-12 flight's and their on their way to dead'sVille,bubsteve

[stevecooper]

Originally Posted by KeninAZ

Thanks, but I know well how to solder. I spent 27 years on the bench working electronics repair and overhaul for the Navy as a civilian.
I also taught nuclear soldering certification for a while for them. (We worked on a nuclear sub base and we soldered to modified NASA standards)
Soldering is one area I am not lacking in.
But we won't discuss my other shortcomings in life!
But when you have a clerk tell you that you cannot buy the plugs anywhere and thus the parts are not available you are stuck at least for the moment.
Now I know with my past experiences that someone carries the plugs out there, it's just a matter of finding the source.
I was just amazed that the guy in the hobby shop had so little knowledge about anything and he was no kid either.

I make most my own adpt's ,, you can always change the adpt on the lipo to if the others unchangeable,,, Your soldering ex is super! and your skills are needed here as we all need to learn more and good folks like you are a Great asset to us!!!I've been soldering for umteen years and still learn from folks like yourself thank's! bubsteve

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by KeninAZ

Thanks, but I know well how to solder. I spent 27 years on the bench working electronics repair and overhaul for the Navy as a civilian.
I also taught nuclear soldering certification for a while for them. (We worked on a nuclear sub base and we soldered to modified NASA standards)
Soldering is one area I am not lacking in.
But we won't discuss my other shortcomings in life!
But when you have a clerk tell you that you cannot buy the plugs anywhere and thus the parts are not available you are stuck at least for the moment.
Now I know with my past experiences that someone carries the plugs out there, it's just a matter of finding the source.
I was just amazed that the guy in the hobby shop had so little knowledge about anything and he was no kid either.

Thats Great Ken That your an expert in soldering, what you have to do a lot of times, is find the connectors that you like to use, and put them on everything battery charger, lipos, esc, I like to use silver bearing solder from Radio Shack, it works great, i hate that lead free solder its junk, I have taught a lot of people how to weld and solder, I had to do that a lot before i retired, soldering and welding is an Art form to say the least I Arc, Mig, Tig and Gas weld and had to do a lot of fabricating on Equipment, I really enjoyed doing that, it allows you to be creative Take care and have fun, Chellie

[KeninAZ]

Yes I have used Kester "44" for years and it's worked great in electronics.
I used to welding working on cars (built hot rods) but I am getting too old for that now, really bad back from an accident
Had to scale down what I built to something the body can handle. I think RC will work. If my back gets too bad at times to stand up flying there is always a lawn chair!

[tocsin]

If you don't mind me asking, what was the connector on the little 1s 150 called on that adapter? I ordered what looked right from hobbyking to make a 6 gang parallel squid, but the connectors are about twice the size as that on the battery like you said. It's like I got mini jacks and need the micro's.

I'd strap a 2s 5000mah from one of my cars on it but I don't think my little Champ would make it off the ground

Thanks!
Will

[stevecooper]

Tocsin:: I'll look and see who's got um,,sound's like the difference in micro & ultra micro's, is you prob,,,
Welcome to Wattflyer!!! bubsteve

[cjg]

The eflite 1s battery above is for the MCPX, and for some reason (higher current?) the plug is twice the size normally used on the 1s micro planes.

[Scarface26]

Answers to a lot of your questions, and most every type of connectors and adapters can be found here.

http://www.rcconnectors.com/