So I am going to buy the brat combo kit for the pc. for the batteries I dont have enough money (cause im 14…) so in the meen time of buying a pack AND the charger (I guees I am obliged to buy a charger to charge the battery packs?) I thought that I could use some of my batteries (5 1.2V 2500mAh batteries, i have a platic pack to put them in) but is it gong to be possilbe to plug them in the SCC-32, or do I have to buy a battery quick connect?? And will it be too much weight for the BRAT bot?
5 1.2V NiMH batteries should be fine.
Are they AAs?
If so, then they’re exactly what I’m using on my biped (not a BRAT, but who cares).
I’m using 2500mAh AA-size Energizer NiMH batteries with standard battery holders from Jameco.com.
If you’ve got those, don’t bother getting packs and a charger.
There’s screw terminals on the SSC-32 that will accept just about any thickness of wire (18 AWG to 28 AWG, easily).
I’m sure that your battery holders wires will fit in fine.
I’m using those Energizer 2500mAH AA pack with a 4-cell holder too. I do like to use alkalines to get 6v sometime.
Have anyone ever tried a 6-cell Sub-C size batteries (like the ones they use in R/C cars)?
I’ve been an R/C car hobbyist since I was a wee boy, and prior to discovering lynxmotion, I’ve been an avid fan, so I have 5 sets of these cells, 3300 mAH, so I was wondering if it would become too heavy for applications like Bipeds or just servos in general.
I’ve read somewhere that Hitec can guarantee their servos as long as the voltage supplied to it is less then 12V.
Have anyone tried a 6-cell 7.2V on their servos (successfully with no blown servos)?
look here: lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx? … egoryID=48 it says at the bottom this
This pack weighs 11.3oz., about half the weight of an equivalent Ni-Cad pack, perfect for your walking or fighting robot.
so, it would be good and plus its 2800 mah. if you want to use the ones from your RC car, well you will have to check the voltage and you could weight your battery to see if it is about 11.3oz. if so than go for it!
Ahh, those packs are like the ones they use in R/Cs. I've been an avid fan of R/C cars since I was a child. I have a few 3300mAH NiMH 6-cell 7.2V packs, I think I might try them...
They worked great sam, check out some of my posts in this topic and also in “Bipeds” sections. I have pictures of my scout with this type of battery. The power that was coming out of each servos was a whole different world compared to when hooked up to a 4 AA cells with crappy interconnection (a spring-loaded push-contact caddy)…
My 6-cell was originally used for racing my R/C cars. I use “modified” motors in my r/c cars, so they demand a lot of power. Powering 12 servos from this pack is not an issue at all. The only issue left is to break the pack into individual cells, connecting them with 10-12 AWG wires (to make them as comparable to solid copper bars), and distributing the cells around the feet area to improve COG and lessen the load seen at the knees.
