Lipo-ing your gun

[specter]

i'm wanting to get a lipo for my jg m4-s system. the problem is, it's a jg. I don't want to mess up my gun by just putting in a lipo and then have to buy parts after i mess them up. I want to buy the parts before I mess it up and still pay the same price. what do I need to do?

[SteevoLS]

"A lipo" can be anything you want. Do you want an 11.1v 20c lipo for a higher rate of fire, or would a 7.4v 12c do what you want?

[Star_folder]

Just get a 7.4v lipo. It will be plenty safe to run in your gun and you won't *need* to do anything special. It'd be like running a powerful 9.6v

[specter]

i don't have much extra room in the battery compartment so i'm kinda limited on batteries. a small one would be awesome. i'm already shooting 7-10 rps with with a normal 8.4v 1600 mah, which i think is pretty good. what would a 7.4v lipo do to the rof

[Star_folder]

Generally speaking, the 7.4v should put you up in the 13-15 rps area, if I had to guess. And you can get them in the same size as the 8.4v that you are using now. They are very powerful for their size, which is one of the benefits of them.

[specter]

cool, i think i'll try one out.

[SnAk3d0c]

Sorry for the necro but I just installed a LiPo in my JG M4 S-System. I bought the Turnigty Nanotech 2S 7.4v 20c from Hobby King. I rebuilt the S-System battery harness wiring using 16awg silicone wire, 3.5mm bullet connectors (where the battery harness meets the gearbox harness) and removed the stock battery connector and repaced it with a Deans Ultra Plug. The LiPo I bought was 7mm longer than the stock battery so I had to dremel off the little tab in the bottom of the S-System RIS. Works like a charm and now replacing the battery takes less than 20 seconds instead of the 2 min plus I use to spend fiddling around with the stock connector and crappy stiff wiring.

Important note: When soldering on Deans Connectors to the battery never snip both wires at once, and always use a female plug on the battery to prevent shorting during storage.