REVO-5309
Hardcore RCTalk User
so I'm testing out some leds on lipo for dad as he goes camping a fair bit, he usually has the 4x4 with the camper trailer and has the 2nd battery in the car which he runs lights off. i suggested to him the other day to use lipos to run some portable lighting.
so i started off testing with a 3s turnigy 1400mah battery. results are decent so far. I'm still in the process of draining the battery.
so dad has a couple of strips with around 20-40 LED's on them and we tested the 3s on that but didnt check to see how long it lasted, we guessed around 1-2hrs.
so far I'm testing using 3 led lights, started at 12.6v and I'm currently at 11.33v after 11hrs and 15min. I'm guessing a good point to stop would be around 10.5v before damage starts happening to the lipo.
so i was thinking would he be able to use a 4s 8000mah battery with a regulator to drop it back down to 12 or so volts and get a heap more time on the big strips? I'm thinking the 4s 8000mah battery as there the largest i can find on HK and there only $30-40 which is pretty cheap. is there also something we can wire up so it cuts out at a safe voltage?
ps he has a dimmer on these led strips so over powering them i dont think will do them harm? he will just have to turn them down...? i do realize that on the 4s they get hot, will hooking up more lights reduce the power and reduce the temp?
so i started off testing with a 3s turnigy 1400mah battery. results are decent so far. I'm still in the process of draining the battery.
so dad has a couple of strips with around 20-40 LED's on them and we tested the 3s on that but didnt check to see how long it lasted, we guessed around 1-2hrs.
so far I'm testing using 3 led lights, started at 12.6v and I'm currently at 11.33v after 11hrs and 15min. I'm guessing a good point to stop would be around 10.5v before damage starts happening to the lipo.
so i was thinking would he be able to use a 4s 8000mah battery with a regulator to drop it back down to 12 or so volts and get a heap more time on the big strips? I'm thinking the 4s 8000mah battery as there the largest i can find on HK and there only $30-40 which is pretty cheap. is there also something we can wire up so it cuts out at a safe voltage?
ps he has a dimmer on these led strips so over powering them i dont think will do them harm? he will just have to turn them down...? i do realize that on the 4s they get hot, will hooking up more lights reduce the power and reduce the temp?