DNA 200 Watt
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Bloke, your second soldering attempt looks great.
I'm hoping to be soldering mine this weekend. I decided to change the JST connector on my battery because I'm not sure if ifs up to the required 23amps, I don't think that I'll ever be drawing that much though.
I'm hoping to be soldering mine this weekend. I decided to change the JST connector on my battery because I'm not sure if ifs up to the required 23amps, I don't think that I'll ever be drawing that much though.
My variant clone uses micro dean connectors..... They have handled the current with ease and are pretty small
If you solder the battery to the board, you should go ahead and solder the balance taps as a battery replacement is already a solder job, so you might as well save the room.
Thanks all!
Hehe I didn't even think about whether the JST connector could handle the amps. I guess I just assumed that because my 30-50C battery came with a JST, it must be capable of at least 30A continuous, 50A burst.
Well, like most assumptions, that was dumb. Mandro is absolutely right. I just checked and JST is rated for 10A max! People in the RC forums are saying the high-C batteries might come with the little plugs for RC models that might need the mah but won't pull the amps. Still a bit dumb in my view, to supply a battery with a connector rated one fifth of the burst capacity.
Anyway, yes I need to replace those pronto!
I just did a bit of searching and I think I will go for XT60 connectors instead, which are good for 40-70A. Well, there's a range of connectors capable of 40-70A, but XT60s seem easy to build and are quite popular. Loads on eBay.
FYI if anyone is interested in seeing all the connectors people use for LiPos, grouped by their max current capabilities, this video is helpful:
Hehe I didn't even think about whether the JST connector could handle the amps. I guess I just assumed that because my 30-50C battery came with a JST, it must be capable of at least 30A continuous, 50A burst.
Well, like most assumptions, that was dumb. Mandro is absolutely right. I just checked and JST is rated for 10A max! People in the RC forums are saying the high-C batteries might come with the little plugs for RC models that might need the mah but won't pull the amps. Still a bit dumb in my view, to supply a battery with a connector rated one fifth of the burst capacity.
Anyway, yes I need to replace those pronto!
I just did a bit of searching and I think I will go for XT60 connectors instead, which are good for 40-70A. Well, there's a range of connectors capable of 40-70A, but XT60s seem easy to build and are quite popular. Loads on eBay.
FYI if anyone is interested in seeing all the connectors people use for LiPos, grouped by their max current capabilities, this video is helpful:
I took mikepetro's advice and bought some XT30 connectors, they are good for up to 30 amps and are much smaller than the XT60.
Given that I intend to box it up and never look back, set it to 4.1 v charge and get 2000 cycles, I will be soldering it to the chip and save the room in the enclosure.
Oh cool, I hadn't seen those XT30s. That's even better. I'll go for those instead. Enough amps and smaller. I'm sure EC4 is good too but can't see any on eBay 
I'm trying to make mine so that I can remove all the parts should a problem arise. It will be the first time that I've used the on board switches with a DNA board, they should be fine but if I have to make adjustments, I can.
The other worry (again, I don't expect any problems) is getting to the on board fuse.
XT30 Power Connectors for 30A Continuous Applications (5 Pairs) (UK Warehouse)Oh cool, I hadn't seen those XT30s. That's even better. I'll go for those instead. Enough amps and smaller. I'm sure EC4 is good too but can't see any on eBay
And I still haven't started on my build haha.
i swear to god by the time I finish this thing there will be dna 200 mods everywhere
i swear to god by the time I finish this thing there will be dna 200 mods everywhere
does this have any known bugs yet? I really don't need 200w but welcome the other technology. each round I end up with yihi due to bugs. I would like the verdict this time before I waste another 200+ bucks. it will be interesting to see yihi's answer anyhow.
All this talk about high watts and lipo packs made me dig out my variant clone
It even has a pulse mode that almost seems like tc if used on the right build (one that doesn't retain heat too long)
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It even has a pulse mode that almost seems like tc if used on the right build (one that doesn't retain heat too long)
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ATM none, checkout DNA 200 Early Adopters Forum for any updates
Hmm... On another forum?
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Tony
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