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[d1ging]

i run lipo batterys in my rc car which are 7.4 volts could i use this with my lego crawler any tips would be great if someone has done it any help would be great

cheers

tom

[JopieK]

7.4 V should be fine. Check the page by Philippe Hurbain (Philohome)

[d1ging]

thats good news :) how do i find that topic im new to all this ? sorry

[kieran]

thats good news :) how do i find that topic im new to all this ? sorry

I think Jopie|K is talking about this page http://www.philohome.com/

[d1ging]

cheers kieran :)

im just about to mod this to lipo hopefully just hope i get it right ,im gonna spur off the red and black wires in the power box to my lipo hope this works

wish me look guys

[d1ging]

ive done it all works very well :)

[Boxerlego]

Here is a better method of powering the LEGO PF system than destroying a battery box.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=5599562

[d1ging]

cheers dude shame i didnt know that earler !!!

[Robert M]

Ahhh, meltdown, Lego has been broke, what do I do?

Never seen or heard of that being done before, whats the benefit of a different power supply?

[Boxerlego]

cheers dude shame i didnt know that earler !!!

I wish I had saw this earlier. I have done the same thing basically to my crawler but with 8 cell battery pack instead. I used rechargeable batteries to get a voltage around 10 volts, this way I wont destroy the IR receiver. Usually a 8 cell battery box with alkaline batteries will get around 12 volts which is enough to destroy the IR receiver.

Ahhh, meltdown, Lego has been broke, what do I do?

Never seen or heard of that being done before, whats the benefit of a different power supply?

What broke?

A Lipo battery is dramatically lighter compared to AA batteries.

[Robert M]

I meant the cut down battery box

[haiout]

[d1ging]

The 8 cell seems to be a bit faster but mine works fine and it's just the right speed

testing my new track :)

[Burf2000]

Very cool idea, sadly I keep buying rechargeable packs! Latest project uses 8 PF and 1 NXT