Oh, also this: (WIKI) Esk8 Resources in Australia (SERIOUS), albeit, a bit old but it’s a starting point.
The good thing about buying from Imperium is that you can have your warranty issues sorted in Australia.
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I’d like to say @elitejarcool will literally go to your place to help you out but I think Northern Queensland is a bit further away than my place in Western Sydney. 
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Thanks, forgot about this. i just updated it a little bit
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AUD, imperium has the same for $190 they have a refurbed focbox for 200 but
townsville, qld
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thinking of going down the Lipo route as its my first build, found another thread recommend a few of these https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippy-compact-8000mah-3s1p-30c-lipo-pack-with-xt90.html?queryID=5bc38992541906a85637a55a1a47b47b&objectID=82625&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products with a charging board maybe
I’m using 2 x 5s LiPos on my current build with a wired harness for an on-board BMS (so that I don’t have to use a balance charger all the time). I haven’t powered it up yet though. I’m taking my time building it as I’m in no rush…this is a travel/more discreet board. I have a custom/modded tayto as my daily driver.
I’m hardly the first one to wire an on-board BMS with LiPos as there’s plenty of people who’ve done it already.
yeah nice, is that so you can fly with it? what kind of range and speed do you predict, and where’d you get the bms/harness/batteries?
Yup; I should get 2 x 90 WH and with my riding style, probably around 13-15 km and probably up to 40kph (probably more but I don’t go that fast). The board won’t really be for performance but for convenience. The BMS is your typical 10S lithium BMS and I made the harness myself. I haven’t tested it (it should all work on paper) but hopefully nothing blows up.
could you run a flispky 4.12 or 4.20 esc on that? are these similar CNHL 8000mAh 18.5V 5S 30C Lipo Battery
I am in fact will be using a FS 4.20 (reusing from another board). The ESC doesn’t really care as long as it gets the right voltage and can draw the appropriate current from the battery. That battery could work (you’d need two in series of course for 10S).
That said, I haven’t heard nor seen that website/brand before so I am clueless about quality/level of service. I got mine from HobbyKing (Turnigy’s) as they have a local warehouse but even then, their quality isn’t consistent.
I’d be more discerning about where I’d get batteries as they produce the most dramatic results if you get things wrong.
so with a bms you’ll still need a balance charger occionsally or does it eliminate that?
Ideally no but I’d use a balance charger occasionally for peace of mind.
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I’m most probably abandoning lipos for my build; I already made mistakes in connecting them, burnt out connectors and had to replace them. Thinking over it again, it will be so easy to make the same mistakes in the field when putting the batteries back in, especially after a long flight.
The very tight space I have to put them in isn’t also inspiring any confidence. I’ll probably just use my lipos for other projects.
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