The LiPo upgrade kit (11V) is now available in store as advertised.
[ NOTE the LiPO battery kit has been superseded by a new kit: the High Power / High Torque Upgrade Kit which includes the Lipo + the necessary metal gears for a sucessfull upgrade for High Torque; supply for these kits is sometimes suspended because it is not always easy to get a hold of these LiPos
]Highlights:
- The battery is charged without disassembling the robot.
Disassembling the RBC or removing the battery is not necessary. Please see the picture bellow with the charging process.
- No soldering is required
A special cable is included that will simply connect to the battery connector on the RBC.
I had previously posted some assembly information that mentioned soldering but the LiPo kit we'll be selling will NOT require that.
- The use of the LiPo Kit with 11V + Full metal gears increases the maximum holding torque and the working speed of the servos.
At 11V a wCK 1111 exhibits nearly the same torque as a Bioloid AX 12 servo.
- The Smart Charger included in the kit can be used to charge other/different types of LiPo batteries.
You can set up the charger for different types of LiPos by changing the jumper positions on the charger.
Here the comparison chart of the Torque and Speed of the servos at different voltages:
Please note it is highly recommended that you upgrade your servos to all metal gears to safely take advantage / support the increased torque.
Here is a picture of the charging procedure:
EDIT:
- Updated the comparison chat.
- I have also updated the assembly instructions on the product page. Apparently the original PDF file with the instructions was missing one page.
Statistics: Posted by PedroR — Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:35 am
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