Battery re-charge lead

[Albert]

Hi on my HL Tiger I have to remove the top deck to access the battery. It's a bit of a fiddle and as I don't use the smoker I would rather not have to do it, so I want to access the charging plug through one of the front hatches. I'm no expert and would appreciate any thoughts on my plan.

1) cut through the the battery plastic outer sleeve to reveal the copper wire.
2) cut the female socket off the main motor power lead and solder the wires onto the respective breaks in the battery lead.
3) run the battery charging lead and socket so as to be accessible from one of the hatches. ( Avoiding any entanglement with the gears).

I hope my description makes sense. Is it ok? When I plug in the mains charger I will be essentially connecting the tank's motor to the charger, could this cause any damage?

I hope my plan is viable as it's a simple solution to having to take all my bits and bobs off the deck, disconnecting the exhausts, risk ripping the plugs out, catching the wiring in the rotation mechanism etc etc.

Any suggestions welcome.

[Albert]

Oh please forgive me, I've just seen that maybe I should've posted my query elsewhere.

[Son of a gun-ner]

Oh please forgive me, I've just seen that maybe I should've posted my query elsewhere.

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[Son of a gun-ner]

What you need is a two way switch instead of the on off switch, or as an extra switch if you prefer.
This two way switch needs to be within the main wire run from the battery, and before the board.
A double pole switch would be preferable.
The two way switch would allow switching from the new charging port you will be needing to the MFU.
That's the way I would do it

[jarndice]

I would not encourage anyone to charge a battery in situ,
To get round the pain of opening your Heng Long Tiger 1 for the eventual access to the Battery I would suggest you Go To
www.forgebeartanks.com
Dave (A member of this Forum ) will gladly supply you with a Taigen Metal hull which is a straight swap for the HL ABS Hull but comes with a quick release and reduces the Flex that all ABS Body/Hull Tanks exhibit.
Thinking of how long it takes to open your Tiger what condition would it be in if the Battery caught fire inside while on charge,
IT DOES HAPPEN.

[Jofaur86]

Good evening,
I do not understand very well ? why on a Tiger I HL it is necessary to do this to access the battery? indeed, is so old model? the battery is underneath with a hatch to access it, and in principle the Tamiya socket is accessible there, or on a more recent model the upper chassis is planned to be easily removed? But as our friend said above, it is preferable to have the battery visible, when charging

[tankme]

I NEVER charge my batteries in my tanks. Ni-Cd batteries get very hot when charging. LiPO and Li-ION batteries can catch fire even when properly taken care of. I will never have a $500+ tank destroyed because I was too lazy to remove the $20 battery from it to charge it.

[Albert]

Thank you all very much indeed for your comments. The two way switch was my preferred option until I was reminded that the battery does get hot and frankly I am a bit dubious about my charger. I was reminded that I don't leave it charging if I leave my house. I've bought several things from the excellent Dave and Julie and do already have a metal turret.

Have considered all that you have kindly replied, I've decided to leave it alone and take the battery out each time.

Again, thank you all.

[jarndice]

Your text reminded me of the First Taigen Tiger 1 that I bought it came with a built in battery charging socket that was incorporated within the inertial starter socket.
I have never used it.