Lipo's shipped and on there way.

[ryanvm777]

I finaly broke down and bought some lipos. I also bought the Astro Flight 109. I purchased them from maxamps.com I purchase 2 18.5 4200 mah and the Thunder Power TP-205 Balancer Adapter, whatever that is. Dont know what I am doing yet, so you will here more from me when I get my truck running and ready to install the batt. Mabey I should check for fire insurance on my house and start off by charging them when my wife and the baby arent home. LOL.

[squeeforever]

why 18.5 volt packs? are you gonna run them in parallel? what motor are you running?

[coolhandcountry]

are you going to run them in parrelal or series.

[ryanvm777]

I have a 7xl and will be running them parrallel to have 8400mah.

[nbcaznmaster]

dang, thats some insane runtime then!

[coolhandcountry]

you must be trying for 20 mins:D let me know how that works out

[ryanvm777]

My E-maxx is to fun to only drive for 8 min at a time. I figured this way I can get my money's worth out of it (at least try) I am hoping for 20 min, but I tend to drive it wide open alot.

[nbcaznmaster]

lol, just make sure not to blow up the packs or there goes ur investment!

[squeeforever]

you should get more then 20 easy.

[MetalMan]

You should be able to get 30mins or more! BTW, if you ever plan on getting a balancer, then you will want a different charger. Most balancers won't function properly with the AF 109.

[crazyjr]

And it will run like a scalded cat.

[ryanvm777]

Well a different charger is almost out of the question. I just bought it on ebay for $101, and what axactly does a balancer do?

[ttrmike]

Originally posted by coolhandcountry
you must be trying for 20 mins:D let me know how that works out

I can get 20 min of runtime on my 9l on 13 GP3300 cells in series.

[MetalMan]

Originally posted by ryanvm777
Well a different charger is almost out of the question. I just bought it on ebay for $101, and what axactly does a balancer do?

It keeps the cells in a Lipo pack at the same voltage. It balances the cells during charge. The benefits of balancing are:
-Increased saftey (due to less of a chance of overcharge/overdischarge)
-Increased Life (cells are less damaged due to overcharge/overdischarge)
-Better performance during life (same reason)
-Less expensive in the long run (because of longer battery life)

Originally posted by MetalMan
You should be able to get 30mins or more! BTW, if you ever plan on getting a balancer, then you will want a different charger. Most balancers won't function properly with the AF 109.

can you please elaborate? I got two 109d's and four polyquest cells with PCM's..