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Title: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 04, 2011, 12:55:07 PM
I want a 3 cell lipo battery which would be safe on a 3900kv brushless motor....i bent my old battery in a crash and now that battery is not discharging...
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 04, 2011, 12:58:22 PM
I don't think you can use a 3 cell LiPo in a Sparrowhawk XXT..
Go for a 2cell LiPo.. Look at any LHS, or order a hardcase LiPo from Hobbyking..

I would suggest a 2s 5000MaH 40c LiPo.
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: traxxrc1 on June 04, 2011, 01:16:49 PM
Hey, Get a 3600mah or above this time, i gave the 2200mah cz i was on budget.
Buy from HK, if u dont have Credit card, i'll order from my card. Its the cheapst and best.

Arpit
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: traxxrc1 on June 04, 2011, 01:17:57 PM
Quote from: Divyam on June 04, 2011, 12:58:22 PM
I don't think you can use a 3 cell LiPo in a Sparrowhawk XXT..

He has been using 3s on his sparrow from the begining, so no sense for him to shift down to 2s...
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 04, 2011, 02:47:12 PM
As far as I know, the ESC doesn't have a 3s cutoff..
Using an external BEC?
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: iamahuman on June 04, 2011, 03:17:31 PM
Eitherway,3s is suicide. >:D
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 04, 2011, 03:20:39 PM
I dont know about the specs...arpit knows everything :P
and yea i dont have a credit card...so you plz order it for me
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 04, 2011, 03:23:15 PM
Y is 3s not good? It has been running good...its a ezrun bl notor n esc
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: iamahuman on June 04, 2011, 03:39:02 PM
3s is too much power.Which EZrun system is it?
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: traxxrc1 on June 04, 2011, 05:08:30 PM
Its a 45A system, but has upto 4s LIPO COMPATIBILITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thats Insane...

BTW suraj, I'll surely help you, but pls cal me after tomorrow. I am a lil busy, we can discuss more on the phone, i hope u still have my no. :D

And yeah, 3s is very fine for this system, this ESC can even support a 4s Lipo, though the motor will get hotter and the car cant hold that much power. Dont worry :)
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 04, 2011, 07:52:26 PM
Oh, I thought it was the stock ripper system :)
4s? Seems a little overkill ;D
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: iamahuman on June 04, 2011, 07:59:58 PM
Quote from: Divyam on June 04, 2011, 07:52:26 PM
4s? Seems a little overkill ;D
3s is overkill.4s in stupidity. ;D
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: rajathv8 on June 04, 2011, 11:24:39 PM
The stock ESC can support 3s and motor uses 61 amps max at 11.1v .
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: traxxrc1 on June 05, 2011, 07:49:06 AM
Ys Rajat, a lo of people think it cant support 3s, but it definitely can.

And BTW yeah Divyam, 4s is not a litlle , but too much of overkill...!
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: ajit4647 on June 05, 2011, 10:09:37 AM
i somehow feel 2S in most cases or 4S for Dual battery setups like the Maxx and Savage to be the best combo.

3S and higher is good only for speed runs. and if u wanna get some high air while bashing  ;D
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: rajathv8 on June 05, 2011, 10:29:07 AM
And some high speed crashing :D
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: ajit4647 on June 05, 2011, 10:30:29 AM
Yep. specifically in my case :P

crashed and broke 8 parts  :'( and 2 of them not in stock anywhere in india.
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 05, 2011, 12:16:43 PM
Currently im running my phoenix's 7.2v 3600mah nimh on the sparrow....it is slower and also   It runs for a short period of 15 mins...
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 05, 2011, 01:45:41 PM
Then I'd suggest a 2s LiPo.. Little more punch, for a MUCH longer time.
Word of advice, Stay AWAY from Tamiya connectors when using high power LiPos.. Had 2 of them melt :o

3s is insanity.. If you're used to 7.2v then 11.1v (3s) is monsterous! :o

EDIT| Sorry for say Traxxas, I blanked out instead of saying Tamiya :giggle:
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 05, 2011, 01:53:50 PM
Just had a runwith the nimh battery on my terrace...whenever i give more than 50% throttle the car stops and the motor restarts...is it due to the high current that flows(i dont have any connectors,ive directly joined the wires of the battery to the esc after cutting them)
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: rajathv8 on June 05, 2011, 02:50:23 PM
Doubt its high current. If you battery is not charged this can happen. As you use power the V drops and ESC hits cutoff. Then V increases but drops again when current is drawn.
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 05, 2011, 04:11:30 PM
But in this case the battery is full charged!!! And it happens only after half throttle...
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 05, 2011, 05:05:57 PM
Check if your Low Voltage Cutoff is on..
Was running my Slash on NiMH today, and i forgot that the LVC was on..

The car moved for 1 metre and stopped.. I got scared as hell! I thought for 2 mins, and then the problem occured to me! LVC was on!
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: iamahuman on June 05, 2011, 05:56:42 PM
The same happened to me :D
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: surajhonda on June 05, 2011, 08:13:29 PM
So how do i turn it off??? I dont have a programming card for this esc!! :P
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: ajit4647 on June 05, 2011, 08:30:30 PM
Quote from: Divyam on June 05, 2011, 01:45:41 PM
Word of advice, Stay AWAY from Traxxas connectors when using high power LiPos.. Had 2 of them melt :o

u serious??? any reason why?? because i used TRX connectors on the trackstar ESC and they are stock on the Maxx. No probs for me till now. can u describe what exactly happened.
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 05, 2011, 09:24:01 PM
Quote from: ajit4647 on June 05, 2011, 08:30:30 PM
u serious??? any reason why?? because i used TRX connectors on the trackstar ESC and they are stock on the Maxx. No probs for me till now. can u describe what exactly happened.

Sorry, I blanked out, and said Traxxas instead of Tamiya :P
Edited my previous post. Traxxas are GREAT connectors..

On the other hand, I have had 2 Tamiya connectors melt, while using LiPO :o
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: rajathv8 on June 05, 2011, 09:34:27 PM
That was on your BX????
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: Divyam on June 05, 2011, 09:53:10 PM
Yes. On the stock brushed system.
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: rajathv8 on June 22, 2011, 10:35:27 AM
Did the motor problem get resolved? Curious to know what the problem was.
Title: Re: 3 cell lipo battery for sparrowhawk xxt
Post by: RedSun on September 13, 2016, 12:59:59 PM
I think 3 cell lipo battery (http://www.sp4mm3r.com/3s-11-1v-lipo-battery.html) is very good for sparrowhawk. I have a Gens ace 1000mAh 11.1V 25C 3S1P Lipo Battery Pack for my sparrowhawk, it can works well, the old battery can't discharge is very normal,every battery has its life,you need replace a new one .