Haynes Manual Build a Robot

**Ocracoke** · 4th May 2018, 20:42

Yep, you need a specialist charger for LiPos. A Turnigy Accucell 6 is the charger I use, never let me down yet. You'll also want to invest in a LiPo bag to charge them in, which are dirt cheap anyway.

**AdamST180** · 10th July 2019, 11:42

Originally Posted by Ocracoke

Yep, you need a specialist charger for LiPos. A Turnigy Accucell 6 is the charger I use, never let me down yet. You'll also want to invest in a LiPo bag to charge them in, which are dirt cheap anyway.

Looking at this charger now https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds and have to confess im confused

talks about so many different kinds of wires, im sure can figure it out from the book when it arrives but do I need to order any other wires to work it from USB or mains?

**Theo** · 4th May 2018, 21:20

Or you could be an animal like me, and use a NiMH. But the Shakey kits don't have much room/weight for them

**Shakey** · 4th May 2018, 21:47

To add to the discussion I've recently got my mitts on this charger: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbykin...___store=en_us

It's basically the step up but seems much better quality and has a digital readout which is pretty handy. It still needs a separate adaptor but I've always just grabbed one off ebay.

My kits come with a LiPo bag (partly for safety in shipping) so you don't need to worry about them.

**AdamST180** · 4th May 2018, 22:00

Thanks for all the advice guys

I think as a total rookie having an Antweight to play with sounds like a good plan, it can fight my hexbug tombstone and witch doctor for now lol

4th May 2018, 22:24

Originally Posted by AdamST180

Thanks for all the advice guys

I think as a total rookie having an Antweight to play with sounds like a good plan, it can fight my hexbug tombstone and witch doctor for now lol

Antweights are a barrel of laughs. Although sticking to the 4 inch cube size maximum and 150g limit can be quite a challenge, a fun challenge though. I'm yet to make one that is actually controllable, zooms off and smashes its face into a wall immediately...

**AdamST180** · 6th May 2018, 21:33

Brought 2 14.4V Cordless drlls from Aldi today, hopefully they good enough for my flip bot

**James Williams** · 6th May 2018, 22:02

They should be OK. One thing you will need to note is that the drills you have might be a different shape to the ones in the manual so the holes you will have to put in the baseplate will have to be in a different position.

**AdamST180** · 6th May 2018, 23:11

Oh yeah never thought of that, I was going to have the holes precut by the fabricator from the files, guess I could get them made without the drill holes and drill the holes myself