Charge without charger

[rege420]

I bought a helo tc its a little helicopter but I don't have the cord to charge it and cant find one that fits is there any other way to charge something with one of those little holes that you plug a cord into?

[russ57]

If you can get to the wires behind the plug maybe you can just solder some extension leads and use alligator clips...

[John Rudd]

Hi and welcome to the forum...

Could you add a photo of your heli please ? And a few more details like what is the battery pack?.....Lipo/nicad something else?

[John Rudd]

If you can get to the wires behind the plug maybe you can just solder some extension leads and use alligator clips...

In order to provide the best advice to the op, battery chemistry and voltage are needed......if it's a Lipo and charged incorrectly, there's a risk of injury to user and heli.....

[russ57]

That's quite true,  I somehow jumped to a conclusion that it was just a little toy style.  The most important thing is the charger is the right type for the battery.   

[John Rudd]

That's quite true,  I somehow jumped to a conclusion that it was just a little toy style.  The most important thing is the charger is the right type for the battery.

Yup me too....I also had a vision that this was a 'toy' heli.......

More info needed really......

[vtsteam]

Need brand and model type, too. Many really small types used another set of dry cell alkaline batteries in the "charger" to charge the onboard batts. So there's absolutely no telling what the requirements are without more information.

But one thing is certain -- the wrong charger, wrong charge rate, or even wrong charge time with a substitute charger and yes the batteries can catch on fire or explode.

Almost all helicopters have onboard lipos, necessary for the charge density to lift without wings.

[rege420]

Its called helo tc its just a cheap little helicopter that uses your phone to controll it

[rege420]

http://griffintechnology.com/helo-tc-touch-controlled-toy-helicopter

[rege420]

Im not super tech savy

[vtsteam]

Looks like you need the product's "flight deck" to both charge the helicopter and control it. The flight deck takes batteries (which probably provide the charge)  and also plugs into the computer's earphone port in order to send it IR commands.

[rege420]

No I have the flight deck there is a second cable for charging the helicopter

[RussellT]

If you go here http://griffintechnology.com/sites/default/files/P5811-HeloTC-UserGuide-TS.pdf there's a manual which illustrates the lead - it needs charging from a USB port.

You could make the connections to a USB port - risking damaging the electronics if you get it wrong - or you could buy a lead.  Try ebay.

Russell

[rege420]

Yea no luck on that cant find the lead anywhere. Bought a universal charger none of those fit the little hole