CAN I DO AWAY WITH A 2 IN 1 burned up?

[sonic77]

Recently before take off my 2 in 1 had a issue and melted one of the wires to the control unit and the lipo
became puffed in shape is there a way to do away with the 2 in 1? possibly using a ni mh battery?
i use a 401 gyro with 8717 on the head. I know that i could use a aux glowplug attached to the frame to ignite the glowplug wich would save some battery power. thank you for your help
Justin

[invertmast]

yea you can do away w/ the 2 in 1 and use a regulator and battery..

[sonic77]

any reccomendations on what size battery or regulator?
hopping to use a nimh
but may only be able to use a lipo 4340 with the power hungry 8717's
thanks
Justin

[invertmast]

since you already have a charger for the lipo, i'd go the lipo route. you can get regulators from either duralite or Fromeco

[sonic77]

the charger i was using was a inexpensive dc lipo charger with no meter i am looking to upgrade to a better option. i was leaning toward nimh if possible but if li po is the way to go tell me i just want to fix the issues and be able to fly more than 2 flights on 1 battery what setups are others using? best quality? prices? that would greatly be appriciated thank you for your quick responces Justin

[LoveMyTrex]

you can get a TP 2s 3300 flight battery, that should last you a flew flights

[invertmast]

i would probably go with something like the following:

battery:
http://www.fromeco.org/Products/01FR...7/Default.aspx

regulator:
http://www.fromeco.org/Products/02FR.../Default.aspx\

Pin/flag switch:
http://www.fromeco.org/Products/02FR...1/Default.aspx

[sonic77]

found the best option so far to use is a flight power 4340 and a scott gray reactor regulator would be the top shelf way to go?

[invertmast]

everyone i've talked to likes the fromeco arizona regulator. you can use any battery you want with it though