kudos
10 kW
Hi,
I'm doing my first build with Crystalyte HS3540 and a Crystalyte 36/48V 40A Controller.
I want to jump straight into LiPo but I am a total noob and need a bit of advice.
I want to try a 36V setup first, moving to up 48V if required and then possibly 72V in the future.
There seems to be a huge learning curve with LiPo and after much trawling through the forums I like Jimbo's setup.
For the initial '36V' setup I was going to use 2 x Turnigy nano-tech 4500mah 10S 25~50C Lipo Pack's in parallel.
For the '48V' setup I was going to use 2 x Turnigy nano-tech 4500mah 6S 25~50C Lipo Pack's in series or perhaps 4 of them with two in parallel.
So now I need a charger and power supply.....
The two favourites appear to be:
HYPERION EOS 1420i NET3 CHARGER - 1S-14S, 20A MAX, 550W
iCharger 1010B+ 300W 10s Balance/Charger
Seeing as the Hyperion does up to 14S and my suggested '48V' setup has two 6S packs then presumably this would be the better option over the iCharger's 10S ?
I really have no idea about suitable power supplies, however I think the HobbyKing 540w 220~240v Power Supply (13.8v~18v - 30amp) would do the job?
And finally, the Crystalyte controller's battery connection is the 'Anderson' type it seems. What is the preferred method of combining LiPo bricks together?
Is there anywhere you can buy a cable with the two pole Anderson on one end and then that splitting out into two, with bullet connectors for the 4mm bullets on the lipo bricks, so as to have two bricks in parallel etc?
Is there an easy modular way to do this myself?
Any help much appreciated.
Cheers,
Kudos
I'm doing my first build with Crystalyte HS3540 and a Crystalyte 36/48V 40A Controller.
I want to jump straight into LiPo but I am a total noob and need a bit of advice.
I want to try a 36V setup first, moving to up 48V if required and then possibly 72V in the future.
There seems to be a huge learning curve with LiPo and after much trawling through the forums I like Jimbo's setup.
For the initial '36V' setup I was going to use 2 x Turnigy nano-tech 4500mah 10S 25~50C Lipo Pack's in parallel.
For the '48V' setup I was going to use 2 x Turnigy nano-tech 4500mah 6S 25~50C Lipo Pack's in series or perhaps 4 of them with two in parallel.
So now I need a charger and power supply.....
The two favourites appear to be:
HYPERION EOS 1420i NET3 CHARGER - 1S-14S, 20A MAX, 550W
iCharger 1010B+ 300W 10s Balance/Charger
Seeing as the Hyperion does up to 14S and my suggested '48V' setup has two 6S packs then presumably this would be the better option over the iCharger's 10S ?
I really have no idea about suitable power supplies, however I think the HobbyKing 540w 220~240v Power Supply (13.8v~18v - 30amp) would do the job?
And finally, the Crystalyte controller's battery connection is the 'Anderson' type it seems. What is the preferred method of combining LiPo bricks together?
Is there anywhere you can buy a cable with the two pole Anderson on one end and then that splitting out into two, with bullet connectors for the 4mm bullets on the lipo bricks, so as to have two bricks in parallel etc?
Is there an easy modular way to do this myself?
Any help much appreciated.
Cheers,
Kudos