Transmitter LiPo Help

[Fruitfly01]

Hi guys,

I own a Core Code Tx http://www.racing-cars.com/pp/Manufacturer/Core_RC/CR151.html which has a cradle for 8xAA batteries. But I'm sick and tired of the fickle nature of NiMHs and would like to try a LiPo or LiFe in my transmitter. A couple have caught my eye, but I'm not sure if they're wholly compatible.

https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=31945

https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=46771

If anyone can help, it'd be much appreciated. Does anyone have any experience using the Core Code handset with LiPo batteries? Do you have any pointers for use - do's/don'ts, charging, compatibility, etc...

Many thanks for any suggestions

Tony

[ChrisRx718]

I run mine on Duracell rechargeable batteries, lasts a long time and they charge reasonably swiftly too.

My transmitter looks like it would need modification to run a lipo battery. Even then, I would be worried because on several occasions I have forgotten to switch it off which eventually kills the batteries.

[Fruitfly01]

Thanks for the tip. I'm pretty good at turning off the transmitter - a tough lesson learned from my one run a day days. I do have some LSD batteries, which I've yet to use, but I find that NiMHs go a bit funny after while, with the odd battery refusing to charge. I dare say that they've been over charged or over discharged.

[tamiya monkey]

Ive looked into this a few times as im also sick of changing batteries.

check sizes but

http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9787__Turnigy_1450mAh_3S_11_1v_Transmitter_Lipoly_Pack.html

or this if it will fit your radio, its got built in over discharge tech

http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__31315__Turnigy_9XR_Safety_Protected_11_1v_3s_2200mAh_1_5C_Transmitter_Pack.html

[Fruitfly01]

The safety protected pack is one that I've also looked at and it actually seems a bit smaller than the two I've highlighted. It seems like a good buy, but I'll research a bit further.

Thanks.

[SteveU30]

I use Sanyo Eneloop in my tx and have been astonished with how long they last between charges, even with weeks between use I find they last months at a time!

[GregM]

Another happy Eneloop user here, too. They last so much better than regular NiMH batteries, and they never failed me - unlike cheaper equivalents (Eneready batteries from Reichelt Elektronik) which died within one year.

[Fruitfly01]

Thanks.

Like I say, I have some LSD batteries by Turnigy. I suppose I should try them before anything else. Hopefully better than what I'm using now.

[hammerstien]

been using the 1st one you linked to for a year or more no probs and snug fit and use every week for racing only charge once every 4 weeks