badenemy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) hi guys and girls need some advice just bought hip e firestorm and it came with a NIMH plasma battery but after asking on the forum i was told to get some lipo batteries problem i have is lipos i have come with deans connector so how do i connect deans connector to the connector on HPI firestorm this is the battery i have in the link below that connects to the car. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/310857408399?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0 Edited December 17, 2014 by badenemy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You need to solder deans onto the battery, have a quick look on YouTube for a video guide. Does your charger have a deans connector for changing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badenemy Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) yes my charger has deans connector can i not buy an adaptor as i want my son to use the NIMH battery also to start with to get used to the car Edited December 17, 2014 by badenemy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badenemy Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 never soldered before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan.Mackay Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) yes my charger has deans connector can i not buy an adaptor as i want my son to use the NIMH battery also to start with to get used to the car You can buy a tamiya-deans adapter yeah, ill try find one for ya but your better soldering a deans on in the long run Edit: Here ya go http://www.modelsport.co.uk/etronix-female-tamiya-to-male-deans-adaptor/rc-car-products/39232 Edited December 17, 2014 by Ewan.Mackay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badenemy Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've seen what i think i need on ebay but not sure off the exact size required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badenemy Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 thank you very much for your help and have a merry xmas and a happy new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan.Mackay Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 thank you very much for your help and have a merry xmas and a happy new year. Ermm cheers? Haha You too man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tamiya connectors enjoy melting when being used with lipos. After Xmas I would get an iron and learn how to solder as it will help you out in the future a lot. A good iron and solder is a must and lots of practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badenemy Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) the hpi e firestorm has a tamiya female connector i take it you mean cut it off and put on a female deans Edited December 17, 2014 by badenemy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan.Mackay Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You mean it has a male tamiya? And yeah cut that off and solder on a female deans (assuming that your batteries have male connectors). But you might wanna let your son get in some practice first, either that or let him use it with lipos but just turn it down a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilli Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 the hpi e firestorm has a tamiya female connector i take it you mean cut it off and put on a female deans When you do get around to changing the connectors make sure that when you cut the existing connector off you cut the wires one at a time, you don't want to short out the battery or you'll get a very nasty surprise. Sorry if you already knew this but better safe than sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_b Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Is a 2s Lipo worth it on the Brushed storm, compared to say aa 8.4v 3300mah nimh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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