ZIPPY Flightmax 3000mAh 3S1P 20C

 Joel 97 points

any of the computer chargers sold by hobbyking pretty much. the turnigy acu-6cell for about $20 works pretty good or the hobbyking one of which ever you prefer. when you charge them just choose the same amp rating and same cell rating on the charger as to what the battery is.

 Italo 30 points

Dá* certinho sim. A corrente max dos motores é* de aprox.35A. E essa bateria é* tem uma descarga max de 60A e pico de 90A. Portanto, você* nã*o deve ter problemas com essa bateria.

 Italo 30 points

Vai depender de como é* o seu Quad

 kobi 24 points

yes it will

 kobi 24 points

yes it will fit please give a credit if it was helpful

 Leo RÃ¥dström 19 points

yeas it is

 kobi 24 points

it is avery good and high quality battery

 kobi 24 points

yes it will fit easly

 FPVking 366 points

Yes You can as long as You won't go over stated C rate. With this lipo that means 60A. Absolite safe would be 30-60A max.

 cr8tive_leo 177 points

10pcnt rule of thumb is max. so anywhere between 1amp to 3amps (I wouldn't do three... 2 would be a safe inbetween) Just charge it, and monitor the batery, if it heats up , then reduce the charging amps.

 James 5 points

It is best to charge at 1C... packs will last longer and perform better...you can go to 2C but that is as high as I would suggest and then only if you are in a hurry.

 PandP 4 points

I charge them between 1 - 1,5C. If the voltage level drops under 11.3v charge it only at 0.1 - 0.9C.

 s_mack 95 points

I'm not sure where the "rule of thumb" comes from, but the specifications are 2C. I don't think the OP understands (otherwise he wouldn't have asked) so I'll explain. "C" is "capacity". The capacity here is 3000mah, or 3Ah. The specifications say it can be charged at 2C, or 6Ah. Should you charge it at 6A? Obviously, by the above comments, it is debatable. Unless you have a very good charger AND POWER SUPPLY, you CANT charge it that high anyway. Mine maxes out at 5A and yes, I do charge it at that rate and have had no problems at all after some 50 cycles. I've just come back to buy another one for a new plane, but the first still works.

 cr8tive_leo 177 points

Lol, you're almost a year late there mr.smartieparts.

 Glenn 13 points

Alright. That question was posted when I was just getting to the hobby. I now know how to charge and what to charge at. I charge my Turnigy 1800 mah at 3a max at the field. but I charge it at home at 1.8a. cr8tive_leo...realy? 1AMP? That will take like 3 hours to charge a battery of this size!! And s_mack 5A? I surprised that your batteries have even lasted that long. Have yours not puffed up yet?

 s_mack 95 points

:) So now that you know all about the hobby, you think you know enough to say both leo and I are wrong? But you... you must be right, is that it? I showed you the math. Where do you get 3a from? Why are you "surprised" that my batteries have lasted? Exactly I mean... not just because you divine 3a as being a magic number. As I explained, the manufacturer states you can charge it at 2C. Let's do the elementary math again... 2 times 3 is what? That's right... 6A. So 5A is actually being quite safe about it. And yes, I'd charge it at 6A if my charger would handle it. I do my 2200's at 4.4A for the same BASIC MATH MEETS MANUFACTURERS SPECS reason.

 Glenn 13 points

First off i was thinking of my 1800mah batts on the 5amp thing. I am ttuly very sorry about that. I toataly agree with you on the five amps is a safe amount to charge this batt at. I got the 3a from the one c rating(10percent). And no i do not know everything about the hobby but i do understand it( at least most of it. As you can see). What charger do you have? My charger(the accucell 6) can do six amps with the right power supply. I am stickng to my previous comment about leo. Unless my power supply was the cheapest you could ever get i would NEVER charge this battery at one amps. It would simply take to long. I also agree with leo's last comment!!!!!!!!! I am in the c/o of Glenn shoaf. I am in seventh grade!!!! As i said in the begining if my comment. I was THINKING OF MY 1800 MAH BATTERIES WHEN I SAID THAT FIVE AMPS WAS ENOR OUS!

 s_mack 95 points

OK Kid, calm down :) To answer your Q: I have the same charger as you. Its my power supply that won't handle 6A. I consider the whole system (charger PSU) to be my "charger", but yes technically my charger can charge at 6A, my PSU at 5A so my system is clearly limited to 5A. Which, I must admit, is getting to be a pain for my 5Ah batteries!

 Electromagnetize 1 points

I have been charging mine at 5A with no problems. I started at 3A and moved up to be safe. My PS can handle 10A but I am pretty happy with the charging time at 5A so I am not going to push it. I also balance at 2A. I am using Accucell 6. I am very happy with this battery. They have roughly 30 cycles on them and I haven’*t noticed any performance degradation or puffing.

 Alexander 627 points

These guns need 9.6 or 8.4 Volts. A fully charged 3S Lipo has 12.6V and you have to charge it when it has about 9V. The question is if the electric can stand 12.6V ?

 Superelectric 256 points

i do not recommend lipo if it is not intented to use with some kind of voltage control source like ESC..looks that your gun is intented for 1.2V cells and not for 3.7V cells

 Gerson 18 points

This gonna work but you can danified your gum, use a battery pack, you can use again and ever gonna have the same voltage :)

 underthetire 409 points

If your airsoft gun is LiPo or LifePo ready only. HK did have a shipment of airsoft gun batteries ( the round type double pack). Check the size before you order though, may not fit in the stock.

 Hella-Kopterz 129 points

the plug on the batt is male while the plug on the esc is female. cheers

 mouchadino 372 points

yes stock conector XT 60

 Superelectric 256 points

most of the Batteries have female plugs and in this case is not different ..yes it is female

 s_mack 95 points

Hella-Kopterz has it backwards (Superelectric is correct). Its confusing because it depends on what you're looking at. The plastic is "male" but the metal, which is what they determine the gender by, is female. Just clarifying.

 sklenar 127 points

Actualy, packs delivered have almost 10mOhm per cell. I expected less resistance, well I will check it again after first flights. But capacity is high enough and thus the pack will easily support your motor (which specs say around 25A max), as it is below 10C load for 3Ah pack.

 Blind 5 points

Yes, that battery can support 60A continuous (3000mAh * 20c = 60 amps). That motor draws 35A at peak.

 underthetire 409 points

Im using that battery on TWO 28/30 1050's on a twin. Works fine.

 Renzetti 1 points

very, very good battery, i think that this battery is better that nano battery.
ZIPPY is the better.

 Tim 5 points

This battery rocks and should give plenty power for your motor.

 Marius 5 points

I have 6 of these. In MPX Twinstar I have KDA2215 motors - 15 min flights. In my MPX twister drawing 50A I damage the batteries in less than 5 minutes.

 JonesRC 280 points

I have used these packs with full 20C discharge rate. Works well but not recommended. 60A discharge will puff up packs soon. Convenient and long lasting performance can be achieved with <45A consumption. Ie. Yes, you can use without problems.

 Amit 8 points

they r ok, i used with erevo ,bought a pair, one is dead(swollen) and one is still fine

 underthetire 409 points

No problems. Could it be your balance connector broke?

 Mattycnz 5 points

Unfortunately not, I've been reading the voltages straight off the individual cells. I think they must have been left on over night and this has killed them...

 Topgunpilott 6 points

If the batteries have any functionality at all, even bad cells would have some voltage. It sounds like either the balance connector wires have come off the cells, or maybe even your balancer is not working properly.

 JonesRC 280 points

Most probably your balancer connection is broken. But, if 0,0V is true it means that cell is dead. Check all wires, open end of pack so that you see that all wires are properly soldered. But, be carefully when open to avoid short circuit.

 mbullick 40 points

the size not including 12 awg wire is 135x45x19. per my digital calipers.

 botbot0_2 28 points

just got mine today, it is 138x45x20 and 240grams. I am using mine for eflite apprentice running through a 30 amp eflite ESC and eflite power 15 outrunner works just fine.

 kobi 24 points

see in the discription

 PoppyJohn 49 points

Hey Charles, We may have to wait awhile to get our Zippy 3000s. On the HC Twitter the following is annotated: 12/06/2009 8:30:01 PM
29 pallets of TURNIGY lipoly just arrived. Over $1.2M in lithium goodness. Updating and listing new items within 24hrs.
HC may want to reduce Turnigy inventory for this size LIPO before they list and deliver the Zippys. You may need to install some snow skies on you plane before we get them unless HC takes pity on us.

 PoppyJohn 49 points

PS to the above. 12/06 is June 12th in Hong Gong and they are a day ahead of us calendar wise.

 Charles 8 points

Gave up on the Zippys. Just replaced them with the Tunigy comparison and a battery Monitor for the same price. Hope the Turnigy is just as good?

 Crashinbash 222 points

we've requested these connecters on their own several times int he web forums. They used to sell this connecter back when and it'd get better amps/current rating... they just have to stock it!

 H-KING_SCOTT 5160 points

Sorry, Deans are no good for large amp batteries.
We're slowly phasing out deans t-connectors due to sparking/shorting issues with some larger capacities.
These are 4mm bullet connectors.

 spyspeed 67 points

Thanks for your reply chris
what kind of 2800 lipo do you use? what brand and C?

 __maxi 17 points

Hi,
I fly Zippo 2200mAh in my T-REX450 XL. About 8 min. flight time with 2450 rpm. I´m fine with it.

 Crashinbash 222 points

the dimensions are huge compared to 2000mah 3s. It'd be hard to get it in the canopy and balance the tail.

 Clemens 8 points

You may better use the 40c version for more power. But i do not own a 450S so I cannot say for sure. marddi *)