Re: [oopic] Re: Motor Alternate Power Source

dan michaels wrote:
> --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, ooPIC Tech Support <dennis.clark@...>
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>> Ha! I use a 2S LiPoly these days - 7.4V, which is about what
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> your 6 NimH would be. I don't like to throw away batteries either.
> Since you can get 800-1000mAH packs for $15 or so, this is MOST
> economical, and light as well.
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>> DLC
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> Somehow, they manage to stuff 2500 mAH into NiMH AA cells these days,
> so you get 2X to 3X as much energy as yours, for the 7.2v pack.
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> Also, 6/ea NiMH AA cost $15. But you must have a lot cheaper source
> than shown here.
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> http://www.rctoys.com/rc-products-catalog/RC-PARTS\
> -THUNDER-POWER-2-CELL-LITHIUM-BATTERIES.html
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> The NiMH do appear to lose out on the weight issue however, 6-oz
> versus 2-oz.
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LiPoly have the down side in that they are more expensive than the
NimH. For big power operations I'd get the style that you have, but for
most of my stuff the smaller capacity LiPoly works fine.

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