Other things you'll need to complete your BlimpDuino kit

Your Blimpduino kit comes with most of what you need to compete the blimp, and all the hard-to-find and unique parts. Here's what else you'll need:

A soldering iron and solder
A FTDI cable (DIY Drones cable recommended) to program the board.
Helium (Available in the balloon kits available for $18 at Target, or a larger tank from Amazon)
A 7.4v LiPo battery (any other one of that approximate size and capacity will do, as long as it's under about 35-40 grams)
A balancing charger (This one, with this power supply, will do the trick and is inexpensvie)
If you want to use RC mode, you'll need an RC system with at least three channels. Any will work, starting with simple systems such as this one. You''ll also need two female-to-female RC cables.
A 9v battery for the ground beacon
Double-stick tape to attach the board to the gondola
Velcro tape to attach the gondola to the envelope
Superglue

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Mitch Patenaude June 20, 2009 at 1:16pm

The pack you mention is on backorder everywhere I look. Would this battery be an acceptable substitute? it's slightly heavier (22g vs 19.5g for the other one) but otherwise has similar characteristics, though the form factor is somewhat different.

Also, what (in your exp) has been the maximum lifting capacity with the provided envelope? Can you run a higher voltage and capacity battery like this one?

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