Could I use this to help power a RC Helicopter? I'd like to use this to enhance my battery time.
1073712
I highly doubt it will POWER your machine. But, depending on how much volts/current your RC machine uses, you may be able to slightly increase your flying time using this panel. I say give it a try and share the results wit us. Best of luck.
1724258
That should work with no problem. I use mine to power a portable battery pack. Bought unit a few months ago and seems to work fine. I really like the case it came it, keeps everything nicely organized and convenient to store.
124077
The controller itself uses throwaway batteries. They are not included. The helicopter comes with a small rechargeable battery installed in it. There would be no reason to buy a separate rechargeable battery. It is small and wired in. Not really intended to be swapped out.
287861
Absolutely, if you wire up the appropriate 12V battery with the current capacity you need for the target runtime. It would be a relatively trivial hack to do if you want to, but is it designed to do so? No.
532995
That is how it is currently done with the quads.Some others RCs like some of the helos haveswitches for turning on and off the power. Sounds like you are doing it right for the quads.
49658
I believe so, most of the small helicopters take this size. Just remember not to run it all the way dead and let it cool off before you charge it and out will last longer.
2075654
Yes. Just charge it up and it's ready to fly. (Flies really well, too.) If it seems to lose the signal when it's high or pointed a certain direction, the receiver on the helicopter is a little black box thing connected by wires that can be bent down for a better angle to receive signals from 360 degrees.
1629198
I would say probably not. I use it to keep up a very small deer feeder battery. I sure it doesn't produce enough watts for the larger battery.
1340649
The helicopter itself has an internal, rechargeable battery that you charge through USB. The Controller takes 6xAAs.
2077758
Yes , as long as the output of the turbine is DC. Be careful not to exceed the current limits of the board. A diode to prevent over charging is a good idea. The battery won't duscharge through the converter.
393960
I use a charger that comes with my RC plane (HobbyZone Champ RTF) Hope it helps.
1420744
I don't really know honestly.. I would check out some RC forums and go from there. I would think it would be ok but then again, electricity can be a skecthy thing. Try the Rc4WD forums or Youtube and see if it helps if not, ask me again later and ill try to research it for you.
2132772
I wouldn't use it for that purpose exactly. The electrical draw of the motor would exceed the capacity of the panel to recharge while in use. However, you could use the panel to charge the battery when not in active use on the boat.
1321105
I would not. This is not a heavy duty device. It has small clips and small wires. It is designed to provide power to devices directly from the battery.
1968754
Yes if you wire the batteries in series so that total output is 12v. Probably looking at a couple hours if your lucky. I'd put a motorcycle battery in if I were you. Would be about the same size as 2 6v batteries.
340532
Yes you could use it to charge batteries, though I would look for something cheaper that provides less power. This device supplies way more than you need.
2017459
Yes, the max battery life is about 5-7 minutes of flight time between charges. This is typical for these small helicopters.