Need help with battery (or maybe receiver)

[ARHinVA]

Just purchased (all from FT Store online ) a Tiny Trainer, Power Pack A, a Tattu 850mAh 11.1V 45C 3S1P Lipo Battery Pack With XT-30 Plug, Spektrum DSX transmitter, Spektrum AR620 receiver, and I have battery question: The plugs on the Tattu battery won't fit on the AR620 receiver. The receiver has 3 prongs; the battery has 4 prongs. I also have an eflight 30C 2S 7.4V 800MAh; that doesn't fit either.

The servos & ESC do fit the receiver.

Do I have the wrong battery, the wrong receiver, or both? I am hoping to build this starting next week when I am watching grandkids for a few days.

Thanks in advance

Alan in Virginia

 

[JasonK]

Just purchased (all from FT Store online ) a Tiny Trainer, Power Pack A, a Tattu 850mAh 11.1V 45C 3S1P Lipo Battery Pack With XT-30 Plug, Spektrum DSX transmitter, Spektrum AR620 receiver, and I have battery question: The plugs on the Tattu battery won't fit on the AR620 receiver. The receiver has 3 prongs; the battery has 4 prongs. I also have an eflight 30C 2S 7.4V 800MAh; that doesn't fit either.

The servos & ESC do fit the receiver.

Do I have the wrong battery, the wrong receiver, or both? I am hoping to build this starting next week when I am watching grandkids for a few days.

Thanks in advance

Alan in Virginia

you connect the battery to the ESC and the ESC to the receiver the ESC has a BEC in it to supply power to the receiver and servos.

 

[ARHinVA]

you connect the battery to the ESC and the ESC to the receiver the ESC has a BEC in it to supply power to the receiver and servos.

Well THERE's my problem!.

Thanks

I used to fly glow plug (& still have a few); the 'lectronic stuff is new to me

 

[JasonK]

 

[ARHinVA]

Thanks again. My dad used to say 'you need to be 10% smarter than the machine to work the machine'. I am now close to that 10%

 

[sprzout]

Well THERE's my problem!.

Thanks

I used to fly glow plug (& still have a few); the 'lectronic stuff is new to me

Don't feel bad. Before I started flying, all I'd dealt with were 4 position speed controls on my Tamiya RC cars. Basically, you had reverse, stop, low speed forward, and high speed forward, and it required a separate connection of 4 AA batteries into the receiver for it to work. Of course, that was also in the days of 72 mhz radios, well before any computer programming in transmitters.

Feel free to ask questions, we can help you out. Just be aware that if you're going to ask about what's a good transmitter, you're going to start a flame war. And the answer to what is the best is a Kraft Radio LOL (which, if you flew glow, you probably know the brand)

 

[Battery800]

Just purchased (all from FT Store online ) a Tiny Trainer, Power Pack A, a Tattu 850mAh 11.1V 45C 3S1P Lipo Battery Pack With XT-30 Plug, Spektrum DSX transmitter, Spektrum AR620 receiver, and I have battery question: The plugs on the Tattu battery won't fit on the AR620 receiver. The receiver has 3 prongs; the battery has 4 prongs. I also have an eflight 30C 2S 7.4V 800MAh; that doesn't fit either.

The servos & ESC do fit the receiver.

Do I have the wrong battery, the wrong receiver, or both? I am hoping to build this starting next week when I am watching grandkids for a few days.

Thanks in advance

Alan in Virginia

the balance plug is for accessories and charging

 

[bisco]

the balance plug is every newbie's nemesis

 

[ARHinVA]

Don't feel bad. Before I started flying, all I'd dealt with were 4 position speed controls on my Tamiya RC cars. Basically, you had reverse, stop, low speed forward, and high speed forward, and it required a separate connection of 4 AA batteries into the receiver for it to work. Of course, that was also in the days of 72 mhz radios, well before any computer programming in transmitters.

Feel free to ask questions, we can help you out. Just be aware that if you're going to ask about what's a good transmitter, you're going to start a flame war. And the answer to what is the best is a Kraft Radio LOL (which, if you flew glow, you probably know the brand)

Next stupid question: I bought the M8 300W battery charger.


There seems to be no power supply included. How do I get power into the charger? Is this what I also need to purchase:
Power Supply - 400w/16.7a/24v - For M8 & ISDT Chargers ?

I have watched the FT (& other) videos on Batteries, charging, and the M8 - they all seem to assume I have a charger available (which I thought I did when I purchased the M8).

A glow-plug Cox .049 was never this complicated.

Thanks

Alan

 

[bisco]

is that a dc input charger?there's no link to your referenced power supply

 

[ARHinVA]

is that a dc input charger?

It is this thing

https://store.flitetest.com/rdq-power-supply-400w-16-7a-24v-pap/

Click or scroll to zoom

 

[bisco]

it looks like it, but i would contact flite test to be sure. i don't understand why companies sell chargers without transformers.
they could at least mention that one is required and show options.

that charger is way too complicated for me, are you doing a lot of different batteries and sophisticated charging/discharging/balancing and etc?

 

[ARHinVA]

it looks like it, but i would contact flite test to be sure. i don't understand why companies sell chargers without transformers.
they could at least mention that one is required and show options.

that charger is way too complicated for me, are you doing a lot of different batteries and sophisticated charging/discharging/balancing and etc?

Thanks

 

[bisco]

i just watched a 24 minute video, and never saw the input

 

[ARHinVA]

i just watched a 24 minute video, and never saw the input

I was just on phone w/ FT - I am the 3rd person today with same question. Proper thing ordered.

Thanks

 

[bisco]

excellent! for a company trying to help people get into the hobby, they could do a better job with product descriptions and applications

 

[ARHinVA]

excellent! for a company trying to help people get into the hobby, they could do a better job with product descriptions and applications

I was just happy that (1) a human answered the phone & (2) she was actually from FT (vs a call center somewhere) , & (3) she was able to help!

 

[bisco]

that is unusual, and good to hear

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

That's why I use Banggood and Aliexpress, not only are they cheaper but they also offer power supply lead options (EU, UK etc) which you can select when making your purchase.
You also get specifications for motor's and ESC's, so you can check everything before buying and ensure its right part for your model.
EXAMPLE BELOW:

 

[bisco]

that's a nice chart. which website is it from?