Carl Muff Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 i,m looking for a battery for a gws pico slow stick ,the ni-cad type its 6.0~7.2/110~270mah ,have looked every where ,but no joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi Carl, You could try building a pack from 110mAh cells from here. If your looking for something bigger try building a pack from the 250mAh cells here. I can't think off the top of my head of one ready built, but these can't be hard to make. If I find a good pack in the next week, I will tell you! good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Mackey Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Ah but he may not have a Lipo charger ? I too think he refers to 6.0 and 7.2V as the voltage not the cell count, so he is asking for either a 5 cell ( 6V ) or a 6 cell ( 7.2v ) as you say. Of course the other issue is that he may be searching for nicad...and these are as rare as hens teeth nowadays, Everyones who is still using nickel based stuff is being forced to use NiMh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Carl - I was in EM Models in Tun Wells (my local shop) the other day and they had some ....collecting dust! You can call them on 01892 536689. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 thanks all ,i dont have lipo charger and the esc is a gws ics 100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Fair enough Carl although you're going to get a far far better performance and duration with Li-Po's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Sorry I didn't realise you wanted NiCads. The reccomended by me are NiMh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carl Muff Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 would love to go lipo ,but wife not long gave birth ,so money is tight to say the least .like the idea of making my own , is it easy as you can see i,m not to good at this lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Mackey Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 There are some cheap and pretty decent LipOs around these days. As for maikng your own packs ( LiPos ) forget it, many of them use special and rather fragile aluminium tabs requiring special techniques. Apart from the fire risk of getting it wrong...you wont save any money either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 i know what you mean with the time ,now the light mornings are here i set off to work early and get an hour b4 work . i did mean making a nicad battery but it sounds easy to buy one .. have made the slow stick i also have a cc lee piper cub very easy kits .yet again thanks for been so help full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn sharp Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 David Ashby - RCM&E wrote (see)Carl - I was in EM Models in Tun Wells (my local shop) the other day and they had some ....collecting dust! You can call them on 01892 536689. I remember as a lad when EM models first opened looking through the window also ballards that use to be down candem road ( grew up in Tonbridge) spen most of my pokett mony there.Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 You should try Overlander for batteries. I find that NMhi and Nicads are interchangeable. I use both on my one EP model.Overlander can be found at http://www.overlander.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lubbock Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I had a Pico-stik & the performance with the recommended JP 250mAH pack was very marginal-too heavy & not enough grunt & they expired after a few flights.I would go for one of the small 2s Lipo's of 500-900mAH as sold for the micro helicopters-they have the same BEC type connectors & are lighter than the JP Nicad packs!-I bought 2 900 packs off Ebay for £11.95 inc P&P.RCM Direct do a small Esky Lipo balance charger for £7 & Al's do a Combo pack (again Esky) comprising Micro Rx, 2x9g servos, 20A Lipo compatable brushed ESC(very small & light) & a set of crystals all for £25!!.I have been using the above in a speed 400 powered glider with excellent results saving over 250g over the stated box weight of 600g using 'conventional' Nicad/Nimh gear-over 40%!!At these prices, there really is no reason for using Nicad/Nimh packs now, particularly for small models, go for Lipo-you will be amazed by the performance & duration-you won't regret it!! (I speak as a dyed-in-the-wool IC nutcase as well!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lubbock Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 If you must have Nimh-try these on Ebay ,No 330226369674-probably finished by the time you read this, but no bids & may be relisted-you never know!Just had a look on Al's website & they do the Esky charger for £7 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carl Muff Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 have looked on ebay and did miss it have email him ,but looking in to converting to lipo i do have a brushless motor and esc it came of another kit ,not sure how i,ll mount it as it didn,t come with a mount or gearbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lubbock Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 You can get plastic 'stick' type mounts for mounting motors, or you can just glue & brace a small bulkhead to the front of your Pico-stik. Budget RC have offers on the Esky Lama helicopter Lipo's (800mAH) for £5.49 at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 thanks on my way to buy one ,just trying to find out what motor i have cause they nothing in the kit to say what it is .i,ll be flying it by next summer lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 got one bargain also cheers to Mark Lubbock i got those 2 new slow stick batteries off ebay and just for a £5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 ok , up date got the two batteries of ebay ,got it all set and the receiver is naff has a mind of it own good job it a slow stick put it down for a transmiter. test and it was off ,so replace it with one out of another plane . now the motor keeps cutting out if push to full throttle but will restart if you close the throtttle on thr transmitter .is it always this hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Sounds like you batteries are not holding up, and the ESC's LVC is cutting in. What amps is the powertrain pulling, and what are the specs of the battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 the batteries are nimh 1/3aaa 300mah 8.4v and the motor is the stand one which is gws /ips-st-b not sure what amps its pulling and the esc is a gws ic100 .i thought it might be the batteries but to be that unlucky that both dont work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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