There are many threads about battery chargining, but you have to divide the mah of your battery (1100) by the output of the charger (250), which comes out to 4.4, so around 4 and half hours should be fine for your battery.
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There are many threads about battery chargining, but you have to divide the mah of your battery (1100) by the output of the charger (250), which comes out to 4.4, so around 4 and half hours should be fine for your battery.
VS beat me to it.
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I have a TM Mp5 RAS and I'm looking for a extra battery. The stock battery is a mini 8.4v 600mah Nicad. I would like to buy an 8.4v battery with more mAh, however I read a review of the mp5 on Arnie's airsoft that said "you are limited to the standard 8.4v 600mAh mini battery as it's the only one that I know fits in the grip.".
Does anyone know if it is possible to fit a 8.4v with more mAh than 600 into the gun?
I guess that works, I just wasn't sure becasue the review i read seemed to suggest that it would only fit a 8.4v mini with 600 mAh. I was pretty sure that and 8.4 mini with more mAh would fit but i wasn't sure. Thanks Connor.
I would just take the standard off and put the Deans that spot. Could that improve charging times as there would be less resistance?
Umm...no. You still have the same crappy wiring.
Honestly, the amount of additional battery life you get out of installing those stupid connectors is hardly worth the cost. It's just a way for "airsoft gurus" to look like they know something.
That's what I have now and love it. It also has a built in discharger for any nicad batteries.
Thanks, that's what I needed to know.
Lou, I actually have these installed in my P90 right now, and I (think) noticed a little boost in rate-of-fire. Anyways, it's too late for me to not put the Deans on the smart charger.
Thanks though.
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Also a word of advice, if you charge a battery with the clamp style (like jumper cables) cord, make sure you connect the wires to the charger FIRST, and then to the battery. I just learned the hard way by burning myself. I plugged the two clamps onto the deans connectors and right before I plugged the cables into the charger somebody decided to have a conversation with me. The short circuit caused the battery to heat up and start smoking in about 10 seconds. Luckily I unclasped the charging cables before it did any real damage to the battery. (smoke was just caused by the plastic that covers the batteries melting)
I was in on Monday and was talking to a gentleman (forget his name, sorry) about Deans connectors. These are the ones that I was referring to - http://www.wsdeans.com/products/plugs/micro_plug.html - they are nice and small, and can handle airsoft w/ no issues. They make two versions, the one w/ three prongs is the idiot proof ones.
Remember, this isn't R/C cars. The Tamiya connectors are fine.
I used Deans connectors on a few R/C helicopters, but that was far from airsoft.
Tamiya connectors are junk, garbage, worthless. 90% of the time the pins come out of the plugs, they get way to hot & melt, and again are just junk. Deans are zero loss connectors, so you do not loose any current like w/ the Tamiya. Hardwire is the best way to go, but that would be a PIA w/ airsoft. I know you guys have been back and forth before on Deans, but after spending hundreds on a gun, why not upgrade the electrical for under $3? Also, the micro Deans are so much smaller, it makes it a lot easier to hook-up and load pack into the guns.
Have to remember the difference in uses here before you jump the gun on that claim. We are running low voltage low amp currents through on a non-continuous basis. Airsoft is a very different beast in the makeup of the way in which the electricity is used than RC, though the basic theory is similar.
You don't have to throw away everything you've ever learned from RC, but you do need to open up to the reality that what you know doesn't necessarily maintain absolute certainty in Airsoft. I've got Deans wired on one of my guns, and it's more of a hassle than anything else, and I've seen zero inprovement in performance of either the AEG or the battery. So from my experience Deans is nothing but an overhyped unnecessary elitist tool, doesn't mean it's worthless though.
To each his own, doesn't mean ones right & the others not.
/Way off topic here. Moving to the Battery discussion, where it belongs along with the other Deans discussions.
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Have to remember the difference in uses here before you jump the gun on that claim. We are running low voltage low amp currents through on a non-continuous basis. Airsoft is a very different beast in the makeup of the way in which the electricity is used than RC, though the basic theory is similar.
You don't have to throw away everything you've ever learned from RC, but you do need to open up to the reality that what you know doesn't necessarily maintain absolute certainty in Airsoft. I've got Deans wired on one of my guns, and it's more of a hassle than anything else, and I've seen zero inprovement in performance of either the AEG or the battery. So from my experience Deans is nothing but an overhyped unnecessary elitist tool, doesn't mean it's worthless though.
To each his own, doesn't mean ones right & the others not.
/Way off topic here. Moving to the Battery discussion, where it belongs along with the other Deans discussions.
What exactly are the motors in the guns (size)? How many turns? How many amps do they pull on average w/ a AEG?
Even w/ the differences from RC to airsoft, you can not say that zero loss of current is not an advantage/benfit. Even if it does not make the gun shoot faster/quicker/etc., a Deans plug will just make a better overall electrical system in the gun.
And if you are having issues with the Deans and space, you might want to try the micro connectors.
Again, it all coms down to a personal preference. My experience with Deans over the years, as well as being sponsored by them for RC, it was just the first logical thing to upgrade for me.
Along w/ Deans, there are also several RC zero loss connectors on the market now: Trinity, Traxxas, and Losi all make them.
I also can't wait to tear open my guns at some point and re-wire them. The stock wire is not very flexible, again, there is a nice RC wire to replace everything with.
While yes, Deans are probably better in every way over Tamiya connectors, they're not really better enough for these applications. Like Jay said, low voltage, low draw... Not really a big deal. Deans works really well in RC because of the low resistance and high current draw application.
I stick with the Tamiya style connectors because it's the defacto standard, and I find myself lending/borrowing batteries often. Might as well have them be compatible.
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I stick with the Tamiya style connectors because it's the defacto standard, and I find myself lending/borrowing batteries often. Might as well have them be compatible.
Not being able to borrow sticks would be an issue, but not being able to loan them out culd be considered a plus.
Does anyone know about the motors as far a s size and wind? I used to build some insane motors for RC cars, wonder what I could do w/ a airsoft.
Has anyone tried or seen a airsoft with a brushless motor....that would be DIALED!
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Has anyone tried or seen a airsoft with a brushless motor....that would be DIALED!
Systema Energy Motor may be...I'm not sure
But anyway I got my own question, How do you guys charge your deans connector batteries? I used to use charging cables but I keep short circuiting my battery which is bad and makes scary sparks. (and just melted the bottom of my battery pack)
You didn't put the male end on the battery did you? (the end with the exposed contacts?)
That end ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS goes on the gun side, or charger side of the circuit for just this reason.
