Lipo for the AK?

[kakitli]

Could someone please tell me if i can get a 'stick lipo' for the Ak?Thanks!!

[simon]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

Yes, your in look, this guy has 3 for sale.

http://www.zeroin.co.uk/showthread.php?t=100967

[Ian IWG]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

Or have a look on the web you can get new ones for not much more than that. Plus there 11.1v which can cause some problems unless your gun is set up for it. I'd go with the 7.4v type that is cheaper again and runs your gun fine.

[North West Outpost]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

Or have a look on the web you can get new ones for not much more than that. Plus there 11.1v which can cause some problems unless your gun is set up for it. I'd go with the 7.4v type that is cheaper again and runs your gun fine.

Dont be boring.

[kakitli]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

Thanks !It's 7.4v that i am looking for but could not find any shop in the UK do them??

[aribos]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

Most stores will do a stick lipo, I'm guessing its for an AK47S or similar with folding stock.

Not sure you will get a cylinder stick but certainly a short stubby pack which is the size of a mini batt tops.

[Machaon]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

WTF does that mean. If you have nothing worth while to ad to the thread don't post

Kakitli PM your email address and I can send you a link.

I don't it was a worthless addition to the thread. It added a bit of humour.

Thanks for completely taking that away from the thread.


:-P

[JOE90]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

people like ian usually have never even ran lipo.... dont be boring, 11.1s are fine with the little matter of AOE correction, besides, for an 11.1v 20c is a fairly low discharge rating, normally they are 30c+

[Ian IWG]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

people like ian usually have never even ran lipo.... dont be boring, 11.1s are fine with the little matter of AOE correction, besides, for an 11.1v 20c is a fairly low discharge rating, normally they are 30c+

Ian actually runs all his guns on Lipos but sorry 'mister know it all' I prostate myself at your superior knowledge, may be you could come and help me with my job as an electrical engineer.


Basically the the higher the voltage the higher your ROF will be, and the higher that is the more chance you have of doing damage to your gearbox unless it has good gears fitted and is properly shimmed etc. The C rating is to do with the current output discharge
ie 11.1V Li-Po 1600mAh 15C = 15 x 1.6 = 24 Amps
but a 7.4v 2200mAh 25c = 25 x 2.2 = 55 Amps
as you can see this gives you more power than the 11.1 (the battery lasts longer) but it will run a little slower. It is a little more complicated than normal batteries but if you use this as a guide you won't go wrong. But make sure you get a good quality balanced charger and a voltage alarm for the battery. Oh and a good thing to do is fit a mosfet as the higher you C rating and mAh is the more chance you have of the trigger switch burning out. The mosfet will help prevent this.

[Ian IWG]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

I don't it was a worthless addition to the thread. It added a bit of humour.

Thanks for completely taking that away from the thread.


:-P

Sorry dude just didn't see it at the time.:D

[EagleDriver]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

One thing to keep in mind is that the C rating is not a constant discharge, but what the battery is capable of discharging at, so a 2200 MAh 30C battery and a 2200 MAh 20C battery of the same voltage will run the same if both are discharged at 20C or less, but the 30C can provide more discharge if required. So if you know the discharge rate you need, you can pick a good "C" rating that is not too expensive.

[Caveira]

Re: Lipo for the AK?

You can work out the discharge rate of you old non-lipo battery with the following (approximate) formula:

A NiMh discharges normally at a max of about 12C, so take the mAh figure divided by 1000 and multiply it by the C rating.

A 8.4v 1400mAh NiMH battery would produce a max of 1.4 x 12 = 16.8A

Go from there to find the lipo that gives a similar figure.