Help! Newbie battery question - LiPo

patomlin76

patomlin76

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Hi

So I am new to RC drones having got a budget toy one as a boys-toy Christmas present. It is nothing special, and not meant to be, however I am really enjoying the use of it. It's branded as a DBPower Hawkeye Quadcopter, but uses UDI 841 parts.

Finding parts seems to be an issue on the web but that's not needed at the moment, what I really need is more batteries as you only get 10 mins out of one 1-hour charge.

So my question is what can I safely buy that is compatible. Supplied with the quadcopter is a 450mAh 3.7 volt Li-Po battery. If I find one the same size, can I upgrade to a 500mAh model? And what is more important, to stick with the 3.7v or the 450mAh values? It is a flat connector with two spades, just didn't know the risks involved in using Li-Po batteries more powerful than those recommended, and whether it would actually charge from USB or not.

So, in summary, really enjoying the new challenge of flying a miniature drone, I just want more batteries charging on the side to get more time in the air!

Thanks a lot for reading and hopefully helping too!

Paul.
 
HI patomlin76 the only thing on a lipo you cant change is the voltage so if its a single cell 3.7 volt thats what you stuck with( with out going into voltage droppers) ,the MAH you can play with the more Mah the longer flight times , but watch out for the size as the Mah comes up so does the thickness of the cell , try and work out what it the max size of the battery compartment so your know how big you can go , Your in good hands with Jackson
 
Thanks for all the above,

Its more the fact there are different connectors and didn't want to start splicing leads up!

One more Q regarding rotor blades (plastic): I guess most from similar sized models will be the same size and fitment? They don't seem as varied as batteries do... I had an argument with a brick wall and only have two spare now!
 
Hi Mate looks like the hubsan x4 props should fit , the shafts are the same on most quads that use coreless motors the x4 props are easy to get most LHS carry them or e bay ,amazon etc
 
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