brushless e-zilla need batts

[pcnutz]

I am looking for a place to get gp3300s stick packs for my e-zilla, gp3300 is only batts I trust for amp draw on brushless

my project is going to use 10L feigao and hacker comp esc on 12 gp3330

if any of you know where to pick up cheap gp3300 stick packs pls lmk

[ElectricThunder]

I think promatch is still trying to liquidate their GP 3700 SxS packs with deans connectors. Each pack is something like 35 bucks, so two will run you about 70 bucks. Should certainly handle the amp draw.

Or you can go to your local radioshack and pick up two GP 3300 stick packs ($25 USD each), although you'd probably want to rebuild them into SXS anyways for best performance and to handle the amp draw.

[pcnutz]

can't use SxS packs on e-zilla only stick packs I know it sux, I can get evo 3 6 cells for 10$ but they are loose I need stick packs biult or a kit to build stick packs trying to keep it down to 15$ a pack

[ElectricThunder]

I think your best bet for GP 3300 stick packs is radio shack then. 24.99 a pack is probably as cheap as you'll get for something like a GP 3300 6 cell pack. Maybe you can find some stuff on ebay though.

[Rtsbasic]

You will not find GP3300's for $15 anywhere. $25 from RS for a stick pack is a cracking bargain for these batteries. If they were that cheap where I live, I would buy like 10 of them.

[scnmt2]

Try http://www.maxamps.com they have Li-Po's and Nimh's

[pcnutz]

that place is way too pricey, do any of you know where to get kits to make stick packs like end caps and heatsrink and the fuzzy metal things to put between batts?

[Rtsbasic]

Get cheap battery bars and bend them around, I did it for some 2400's I made into stick packs for my TL01B. The end caps aren't strictly speaking necessary, I only use them on one end - you can use heatshrink to seal/insulate the ends if you need to, your local hobby shop should be able to provide these and heatshrink very cheap.

[tcolesen]

What the airplane guys do that still run NiMh to make stick packs is to solder the cells together directly. They do this with a tip known as a hammerhead, which is two-sided, and flat on both sides. You put 2 cells on something that will allow them to be aligned together, and touch the hammerhead tip to the ends of both cells with some solder, and quickly remove the soldering iron and push the cells together. This is pretty much permanent, so if you go this route make sure it is done right! The benefits to this setup are pretty good, the resistance is the lowest it can possibly be, the pack size is the smallest, and it would weigh the least. You only can't use an equalizing tray (you can't do that with regular stick packs anyways), so the benefits outweigh the losses (IMO).

[guver]

Power tubes are the only stick pack I would attempt to make. They're nice because you can take them apart.

http://www.modelelectronicscorp.com/