DolanDave Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) The old wireless battery system died , putting together a new slimline Li-ion 7800 Mah battery for the Minelab, weighs only 10 ounces, and these puppies last 2 days in the field fully charged. Goin hunting tomorrow..... looks like GREAT weather this weekend Wooohooo...Dave. Edited November 8, 2013 by DolanDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Looks good Dave ....Do you have a car charger for it? Its RC battery stuff right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Dave, where do you get the silver connectors that screw onto the detector? Are they like CB connectors or something?And also, is the 7.4v battery closer to 8v when fully charged? Just wondering since when you check the voltage on the detector it usually runs dead at 7.4v and is around 8v charged.Thanks, looks like a good project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Go geet em Dave.............. Dad and I are going out on Sun. Weather is PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUfect for mosiyng around in the hills Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) Hi Jason the silver connector's can be found at radio shack, you might know this already, but depending on model detector you use there are two type's a four pin and a five pin. You will need to find out what voltage is required for your detector and also which pin's are for power and which pin's are for audio. if using lipo battery voltage can be regulated using an inline voltage regulator all parts can be found on EBAY. Good luck Terry Edited November 8, 2013 by T-Bone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Looks good Dave ....Do you have a car charger for it? Its RC battery stuff right?Hi Adam, I use the car charger from the original battery that came with the detector, it seems to work good.Dave, where do you get the silver connectors that screw onto the detector? Are they like CB connectors or something?And also, is the 7.4v battery closer to 8v when fully charged? Just wondering since when you check the voltage on the detector it usually runs dead at 7.4v and is around 8v charged.Thanks, looks like a good project!Jason, I have a few of the 5 pin connectors that screw on to the detector, and purchased them on ebay, to make my own cables. When the battery is fully charged it is in the range of 8.2 volts fully charged, then when it gets down to 7.4 or somewhere near there, I will start to get the low battery beeping on the detector. I use a rooster booster as the amp, and it has a 1/4 inch plug for headphones or external speaker.Dave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Maybe this will help.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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