How to Use Small Lithium Polymer Batteries to Work on Your Car - On Demand Video

If you are into RC (radio control) you will already have these batteries and special charger

Tired of lugging around heavy batteries or battery boosters to test electrical components in your car? It does not have to be a Mercedes. It does not even have to be a car. Anything that runs off 12 volt DC power can be tested by these small, light weight but very powerful batteries. Even heater blower motors will draw a heavy current. 

How to Use Small Lithium Polymer Batteries to Work on Your Car - On Demand Video
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In this video Kent will explain these batteries, cover the safety issues related to them, talk about the need for a special charger, show you how to rig up some test leads that connect to the battery, and then show you just a couple of examples of how well this works.  

Overview of what's covered:

  • Safety Issues
  • Proper charging is required
  • Approximate cost of batteries
  • Example showing movie led light run by “lipo” battery
  • Other precautions discussed
  • How to rig up a test wiring harness with test leads
  • Using the battery to test power seat mechanism (sample 1)
  • Using the battery to test a heater blower motor (sample 2)
  • Ultimate electrical component light weight tester

NOT COVERED: Specifics on charging these batteries is not covered in this video.There is lot of information on the internet about how to do this and types of chargers to purchase. 

PLEASE NOTE: This video is primarily intended for those who do a lot of work on their own cars and may already have or are familiar with these batterys and their special chargers. This may not be a practical solution for everyone. 

Total Run Time: 10 min.



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