batterys

[trailqeen]

hey guys i was woundering what kind of packs you use. i whent to the hobby shop today and bought a venom 5000, better work good payed $ 70 bucks for it

[tc1cat]

I have stayed with 3300s or 3600s for my trucks and tanks. Always got more than enough run time with them. Also I bought the cheapest I could find on ebay. A good charger is more important to me than the battery itself.Easier to replace a $30 battery than to repalce a $100 charger! It might make a difference if I was racing again though. JMO!

[trailqeen]

all i had before where 1500s so seen this one and thought what the heck. when i go back over there i might pick up another 5000 or 3000,3300. how long do i charge this thing for

[tc1cat]

You need a peak charger that will handle the NiMH batteries. The charger will only charger them what is required. That is what is so nice about the peak chargers! My charger charges at 3 amps and take about 40 minutes to charger one of the 3600 batteries.

[trailqeen]

i got a hobbico ac/dc variable rate charger(910) model. that should work right??????? hopefully

[tc1cat]

I am not familiar with that charger. If it says it will charge the NiMN batteries it should be OK. Just do not charge at over 3 amps or you might have lots of problems!! HTH!!

[trailqeen]

i love this charger, dont see why it wouldnt charge it. may need to put at around 3 amps like you said

[Mouton]

Batteries are really not an issue to most of us here. Why? Simply because we do not use the hotter motors that draw lots of current.

I use 3 300 mAh packs. They give me about an hour of runtime per charge in my High-Lift. I really do not need that much longer runtimes per charge. 3 300-packs are not costly either nowadays. They are generally the best value for money for any hobyist who do not need matched racing cells.

Something to consider though, is that most 3 600 (and above) batteries are physically larger than most 3 300 mAh (and lower capacity packs). If you use the Tamiya battery compartments for the High-Lift and semi tractor trucks many of these newer packs will not fit. Not that is that much of an issue to modify the battery compartments, I simply do not consider it worthwhile as runtime is not an issue to begin with.

I saw the Venom 5000 and took a look at its measures. It will, physically, not fit in neither my Knight Hauler nor my High-lift. Is is too long, too tall and too wide to fit into either of theese battery compartments, according to the measurements I have seen. Have you tried your Venom pack in your High-Lift?

When I do drive my old Toyota 4x4 I use the stock Tamiya 6V, 4 000 mAh batteries, which still work great. :Tamiya1:

[Suprachrgd82]

Batteries are really not an issue to most of us here. Why? Simply because we do not use the hotter motors that draw lots of current.

Agreed. For this reason, Supra uses the bargain bucket 2200mah packs from his LHS.

However, when Supra runs his touring cars, Supra uses matched 3600mah...

As for charging, NiCD are pretty forgiving. You can really ram-rod up to 4 A and 40mV into them. NiMH want to charge at about 4 A and 10mV. Any more, and you will wind up turning your NiMH 3300's into 33's...

[trailqeen]

no i havent ran it in my high lift yet, i dont really care about how big is it because i will put in between the frame rails. i will get a a 3300 or two and see how thats is

[Larrio]

Orion Lipo (stick pack carbon version). That way I can run it whenever I feel like and not worry about battery health.