battery help?

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pedroamedro

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Hey I have got the ZYMA x5c quad copter
and I find the battery isn't very long lasting for the size of quad copter
any ideas on what batteries I should get as i get perhaps 6 mins flight time at most.
thanks.
peter.
 
Well at least with the 4 batteries plus the original it gives you 50 mins flight time or so and then charge all 5 again within an hour
 
Great logic of course I'm very new to quad copters, as only getting one on Christmas But it has something I've wanted for a very long time so.... I shall be learning what i can :D thank you and fairly simple logic Just don't know about battery voltages and stuff.

Thank you :)
 
They are Brilliant I've not stopped trying to fly it about the street since! Has a camera on it to Hopefully with my Christmas money I'll buy a bigger more powerful one :)
 
I had already bought one on the recommendation of holtneil on here but its still in transit hopefully will arrive soon but my wife had picked up the x5c for me for christmas so its been a steep learning curve but its good practice
 
Buy more of the stock Syma 500 mah batteries !!
I've purchased and tested " on a $400 Competition Electronics battery tester "
many a 600/650/680 mah "labeled" battery and they were all worse.
The skinny 600 Tigers that some run are also far worse than stock.
At a light 3 amp load , the voltage dives something terrible , which gives you very
little power when flying.

I think the short break when changing a battery is good for the quads motors / electronics.
These were never built to have a 20 minute duy cycle , so I personally wouldn't run one
even if they did make it. Stay with the stock battery on this model.
If you find the battery socket on the quad difficult to unplug , it can be removed very easily
by removing the top of the quad and leaving that plug loose so you can use two hands to
make the connection.
 
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Focusowner said:
Hi mate thats about all you will get on it but you can get multiple batteries and a 4 way charging hub on ebay

Look at this on eBay:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=391005103885

25C 3.7V 600mAh Upgraded Battery + 4 in 1 Charger Syma X5 H5C X5C Quadcopter
Click to expand...

These are 520 mah cells , not even close to 25C and have far less voltage under a load than the
original Syma battery. Not trying to be a wise asss , these are just the facts of marketing numbers.
 
Would anyone have any other suggestions? I want to mount a different cam on mine and would like to get some more flight time as it's driving me nuts currently.
 
Even the Nano-tech 600's, which are longer stick style and don't fit with out a lot
of internal modifications only cycle out at 550-560 mah.
The Syma 500 mah battery test out at 480-490 mah , which is darn good for a stock battery.
Is it worth all the work and expense for only 10% more run time ??

You'd have to find a true 800-1000 mah cell to make it have twice the run time but then
you have the additional camera and battery weight.

You could always wire two stock batterys in parallel. :) That would work :)
 
They fit the x5c but only not without some minor modification to allow it fit as its thicker than a standard battery - out of stock in hobbyking but are available on ebay where you can see them fitted in x5c and also comparison pics postage to ireland is crazy for them tho !!
 
I'm surprised their getting less than 10 min. of flight time. ?
It would be interesting to see how the actual mah cycles out.
I'd guess around 700 , which is still a respectable 30% increase
in flight time.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Syma-X5C-Ex...s_RadioControlled_JN&var=&hash=item418cbc1d83

I'm personally running the Turnigy Nanotech 600 mah stick cells in mine.
They hold a much higher voltage over the entire discharge which gives you a little more power.
But as I commented earlier , only about 10% more run time.
 
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I ordered a couple to try from Walker Helicopter Supply.
I'll post the test results when they get here.
 
I rec'd a sample battery from Slicktron in Houston TX today and here's a quick story about upgraded batteries.

It's labeled 650 mah and is 9.5 mm thick, the same thickness as a 750.
The battery discharged at only 580 mah and the voltage hit 3.7 volts in just over 3 min. / 180 sec. @ a 3 amp load.
The capacity is a joke and the 3 amp voltage is worse than a stock 500
 
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A couple advantages to the Nanotech batteries is that they can very easily accept a 2C charge rate.
I cycled a 600 mah cell at a 1.2 amp charge rate and everything increased.
The capacity went up slightly , but the voltage under a load was drastic.
The cell took 225 sec. at 3A to hit 3.7 volts ! " basically means better flight power "
The cell was still cool to the touch after this , just a stroll in the park.
 
I realize this is way over thinking and the far majority should just stay with the stock batteries
and have fun.
I just can't leave things alone and have to re-engineer the system , for better or worse.
 
The 750mah battery has both a Syma stk and a JST pigtail on it.

Discharge specs ,, 750 nanotech battery - Discharge 726ma , 370 sec's to 3.7 volts. :) :)
600 nanotech battery - Discharge 570ma , 225 sec's to 3.7 volts
650 upgrade battery - Discharge 582ma , 200 sec's to 3.7 volts " low voltage "
600 Tiger stick batt - Discharge 520 ma , 115 ! sec's to 3.7 volts '' junk
500 stk Syma battery- Discharge 482 ma, 190 sec's to 3.7 volts

These were all charged at a 2C rate and a 3 Amp discharge to a cut off voltage of 3.30 volts.

The Turnigy 750 nanotech is the clear choice if you want the highest run time and flight power "voltage ",,,, BUT you may get a little frustrated with the extremely tight fit.
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I'll still say as I have before that the 500 stock Syma batteries are great for a 500 mah cell.

NOTE :::: THE 600 MAH NANOTECH IS NOT RECOMENDED FOR THE SYMA X5 AS IT REQUIRES EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS TO THE QUAD TO FIT AS ITS A MUCH LONGER BATTERY

http://walkerahelicoptersupply.com/products/turnigy-nanotech-lipo-3-7v-750mah-for-v120d02s
 
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