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Scx24 batteries
- Thread starter Ryan3055
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Joshs4x4toyz
Rock Crawler
the stock esc and battery use a JST PH plug.
I'm using some Ovonic AIR 450mAh/ 50c 7.4v batteries. I made a JST/ PH 2.0 adapter so that I can use these batteries along with the stock battery or any others that utilize a JST plug. I posted pics of this in another scx24 thread. I can post them here if you'd like.
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With my scx24 I wanted to keep the stock esc which meant keeping the JST PH2.0 connector that inserts into the esc. My solution to do this ( but to also be able to run different batteries) was to make an adapter. You can see it in the 1st pic on the right-hand side. I first cut off the JST PH2.0 connector from the stock battery and soldered it onto a JST female connector. Many smaller lipo batteries use JST connectors so this just made sense. With the adapter, I can use many different JST male equipped batteries as well as the original battery.
As far as charging goes, I use a SkyRC Imax B6ac V2 balance charger... well worth the money and it'll charge just about any RC battery you could ever want to run. I use this charger for my 1/10 scale rigs as well. I've seen them for as cheap as $25 to about $45. Just make sure to look for the holographic sticker on the underside that verifies it's not a knock-off.
Anyway... I have my charger set up with the included banana plugs on one end ( into charger) and a Deans ( T-style) connector at the other end. What I needed in order to charge the smaller JST equipped batteries, was a Deans to JST adapter. These are super cheap or you can make a couple yourself ( as long as you can solder). It's shown in the 2nd pic. This will vary from one person to the next in terms of what particular connector you want to use ( XT60, T-style, EC3, etc, etc). You can also see in the 2nd pic, the new JST male connector now soldered onto the original battery... to the right.
Now I can safely balance-charge a wide array of JST equipped batteries by utilizing the Deans/ JST adapter and safely run a wide array of batteries in my scx24 via the JST/ PH2.0 adapter. Hope that this may help someone and if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask.
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With my scx24 I wanted to keep the stock esc which meant keeping the JST PH2.0 connector that inserts into the esc. My solution to do this ( but to also be able to run different batteries) was to make an adapter. You can see it in the 1st pic on the right-hand side. I first cut off the JST PH2.0 connector from the stock battery and soldered it onto a JST female connector. Many smaller lipo batteries use JST connectors so this just made sense. With the adapter, I can use many different JST male equipped batteries as well as the original battery.
As far as charging goes, I use a SkyRC Imax B6ac V2 balance charger... well worth the money and it'll charge just about any RC battery you could ever want to run. I use this charger for my 1/10 scale rigs as well. I've seen them for as cheap as $25 to about $45. Just make sure to look for the holographic sticker on the underside that verifies it's not a knock-off.
Anyway... I have my charger set up with the included banana plugs on one end ( into charger) and a Deans ( T-style) connector at the other end. What I needed in order to charge the smaller JST equipped batteries, was a Deans to JST adapter. These are super cheap or you can make a couple yourself ( as long as you can solder). It's shown in the 2nd pic. This will vary from one person to the next in terms of what particular connector you want to use ( XT60, T-style, EC3, etc, etc). You can also see in the 2nd pic, the new JST male connector now soldered onto the original battery... to the right.
Now I can safely balance-charge a wide array of JST equipped batteries by utilizing the Deans/ JST adapter and safely run a wide array of batteries in my scx24 via the JST/ PH2.0 adapter. Hope that this may help someone and if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask.
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Newbie
I would really appreciate that. I need an adapter also. I need to go from a simple jst connector to that mini esc one that Axial scx24 uses. I will buy one if you are selling.
SteveHertzler
Newbie
Is this adaptor the same mini esc connector as the one you made? Will this simple adaptor work?
https://www.amazon.com/OliRC-Flite-...rds=JST/+PH+2.0+adapter&qid=1586227648&sr=8-3
https://www.amazon.com/OliRC-Flite-...rds=JST/+PH+2.0+adapter&qid=1586227648&sr=8-3
Yep.. that'll work. "thumbsup"
SteveHertzler
Newbie
The more I think about it, I really like your idea and not having to plug and unplug from the ESC all of the time and being able to buy may different batteries and just plug them in.
I just ordered these JST connectors so that I can make that adaptor as well as a better charging cable for my charger.
Thanks a bunch!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071XN7C43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just ordered these JST connectors so that I can make that adaptor as well as a better charging cable for my charger.
Thanks a bunch!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071XN7C43/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
How much weight difference between the batteries you have pictured? I'm looking to get a couple more. Looking for slightly heavier ones.<table id="post5983806" class="tborder" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="alt1" id="td_post_5983806" style="border-right: 1px solid #191b21">Copy/ paste
With my scx24 I wanted to keep the stock esc which meant keeping the JST PH2.0 connector that inserts into the esc. My solution to do this ( but to also be able to run different batteries) was to make an adapter. You can see it in the 1st pic on the right-hand side. I first cut off the JST PH2.0 connector from the stock battery and soldered it onto a JST female connector. Many smaller lipo batteries use JST connectors so this just made sense. With the adapter, I can use many different JST male equipped batteries as well as the original battery.
As far as charging goes, I use a SkyRC Imax B6ac V2 balance charger... well worth the money and it'll charge just about any RC battery you could ever want to run. I use this charger for my 1/10 scale rigs as well. I've seen them for as cheap as $25 to about $45. Just make sure to look for the holographic sticker on the underside that verifies it's not a knock-off.
Anyway... I have my charger set up with the included banana plugs on one end ( into charger) and a Deans ( T-style) connector at the other end. What I needed in order to charge the smaller JST equipped batteries, was a Deans to JST adapter. These are super cheap or you can make a couple yourself ( as long as you can solder). It's shown in the 2nd pic. This will vary from one person to the next in terms of what particular connector you want to use ( XT60, T-style, EC3, etc, etc). You can also see in the 2nd pic, the new JST male connector now soldered onto the original battery... to the right.
Now I can safely balance-charge a wide array of JST equipped batteries by utilizing the Deans/ JST adapter and safely run a wide array of batteries in my scx24 via the JST/ PH2.0 adapter. Hope that this may help someone and if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask.
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The Ovonic IS slightly heavier than the stock battery but not by enough to change driving characteristics nor spring/ dampening characteristics. While driving ( in a blind taste-test scenario) I don't feel confident that I could tell which battery was in the rig.
Thanks for the quick reply. I'll take a look at those batteries.
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Crap at getting pics up...
But I went with 2 types of extra battery to try with size and weight in mind.
Stock battery iirc is 25g. I went with:
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy...412&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products
Which is 8g lighter and has an excellent package size for a forward mount position. 50mah lower but more C.
Then I purchased one of these :
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy...470&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products
Which is 1g heavier but 100mah more and has an insane C rating!... Have not used this one yet.
For both I have soldered new connectors on... ( Found PH2.0 connectors on eBay)
But I went with 2 types of extra battery to try with size and weight in mind.
Stock battery iirc is 25g. I went with:
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy...412&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products
Which is 8g lighter and has an excellent package size for a forward mount position. 50mah lower but more C.
Then I purchased one of these :
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy...470&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products
Which is 1g heavier but 100mah more and has an insane C rating!... Have not used this one yet.
For both I have soldered new connectors on... ( Found PH2.0 connectors on eBay)
Cool to be able to see more and more batteries that people are running/ planning to run in these little rigs. Please update with how they do for you. Dimensions should work well. The Ovonic I've got comes in at 30g so even the heavier of those two Turnigy's is 4g lighter. I think that as high as the battery tray sits on these rigs , lighter battery is def better. Always best to add weight down low anyway.
Just picked up one of these from Horizon Hobby. It’s only a 20c vs the stock 30c. It’s 6.4 g heavier and is 600mAh vs. the stock 350mAh. I tested it out for a few minutes and didn’t notice any difference between the C ratings.
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Yes.
I need to make a few more charger adapters and should make some for ESC so as to not constantly unplug the ph2 plugs.
Those are nice, yes should work fine.
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Just picked up one of these from Horizon Hobby. It’s only a 20c vs the stock 30c. It’s 6.4 g heavier and is 600mAh vs. the stock 350mAh. I tested it out for a few minutes and didn’t notice any difference between the C ratings.
Nice, mah helps make up for lower C rating and besides these are not particularly high amp draw little trucks.
"thumbsup"chaotic_life
Pebble Pounder
I picked up a Venom 800mAh pack that I run on a 3d printed mount with an extension I made after converting the plug to PH.
Voodoobrew
I wanna be Dave
i run 500mah 3s packs from hobbyking, no idea if the stock esc can handle them though. i made a mount to drop them down between the chassis rails in the back to lower the cog a tiny bit, it flairs the rails out a few mm but it works pretty good.I think its a turnight graphine, and blue, but my memery is pretty bad.
