Batteries recommendations

[Ped67]

Hi just bought my first rc mojave 4s looking for recommendations for batteries, charger and charging bag

 

[DavidB1126]

Charging bag: You can do the ordinary ones like from zeee hoovo or tenergy from amazon or you can do a more safer way with a vented ammo can, or bat safe from AMain.

Chargers: Hota D6 Pro is a popular charger recommended here. I'm looking to upgrade to one of those myself. Currently I use a skyrc t200 and it serves me well, mostly on 2s packs though.

Batteries: CNHL G+ 4s packs are probably the most BEST lipos for the price, well budget packs. I personally have them in my list for my Typhon 6s (but I plan to run on 4s for the track) The higher end CNHLs, or other brands like SMC are also nice.

 

[Doom!]

Welcome to RCTalk, do a little reading on LiPo safety, and develop good habits from the start. Your going to love your new Mojave!

 

[WickedFog]

What these guys said

 

[332_RC]

Welcome to RCT! Ovonic makes a good 4s lipo at a great price.

 

[Hammer Down]

Just stay away from those “common sense rc” batteries the hobby shops sell. They’re trash!

 

[DavidB1126]

common sense

Looks like the hobby shops don't have common sense.

That was a terrible joke lol.

 

[Greywolf74]

Charger: HOTA D6 Pro
Best Quality LiPos:

 

[RustyUs]

Zeee, and CNHL are my go-to LiPo batteries. It will be hard to find a better value in an AC/DC dual channel charger than the Hota D6 Pro. But, knowing what I know now, and my charging practices requiring more power, I wish I would have bought two Hota H6 Pro chargers for the simple fact of its charging current capabilities and the balancing current being greater than the D6.

Just throwing this out there: I don't know the capacity of 4S batteries that you are thinking about buying, but larger capacity packs (5900mAh or larger) at even 1C charge rates... you will be maxing out a 100w/channel charger like the D6 Pro. Of course, you could use the power distribution feature to "rob Peter to pay Paul" type of deal. You can usually, when ready, increase the power of AC/DC chargers (like the Hota D6 Pro) with a separate DC power supply.

I know I never thought I'd be into RC platforms that use 4S, and 6S LiPo batteries. Since 2010, I've been upgrading my chargers every few years because of my power requirements changing. I'm still not satisfied. I got one last charger on my wish list and hopefully that one will be my last charger I should ever need. I tell you this only because things change with one's needs.

Happy shopping!

 

[Hammer Down]

Charger: HOTA D6 Pro
Best Quality LiPos:
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Did Max Amps step up their game??

 

[Greywolf74]

Did Max Amps step up their game??

Thats their parallel Graphine series no prep pack. If you take a look at the whole testing spreadsheet, you'll see the regular Max Amps pack was garbage.

 

[jojobeans]

Just stay away from those “common sense rc” batteries the hobby shops sell. They’re trash!

Thank god someone else finally said it. I'm yet to get one that wasn't faulty out of the box. It's all my hobby shop keeps a variety of stock in and I've bought probably 10 of them. ALL OF THEM voltage drop under even a minor load.

 

[jojobeans]

I like my gensacearespammers Imars D300. Easy to use menu, solid build quality, decent wattage in the power supply, etc.

Plus, you can use it as a fully adjustable external power supply.

 

[WickedFog]

I like my gensacearespammers Imars D300. Easy to use menu, solid build quality, decent wattage in the power supply, etc.

Plus, you can use it as a fully adjustable external power supply.

Not a bad charger. Comes in just behind the Hota D6 Pro though because the Imars D300 has a fairly average balance current of 1.2A where the Hota has a 1.6A balance current. And the D6 Pro has the same features plus wireless charging. It is I believe Gens' attempt at competing with the Hota, but they fell a tad short.

 

[jojobeans]

Not a bad charger. Comes in just behind the Hota D6 Pro though because the Imars D300 has a fairly average balance current of 1.2A where the Hota has a 1.6A balance current. And the D6 Pro has the same features plus wireless charging. It is I believe Gens' attempt at competing with the Hota, but they fell a tad short.

I've heard nothing but good things about the Hota. If I didn't already own an Imars, I would buy a Hota in a heartbeat. I'm just giving some more solid options to OP based on my experiences.

 

[WickedFog]

I've heard nothing but good things about the Hota. If I didn't already own an Imars, I would buy a Hota in a heartbeat. I'm just giving some more solid options to OP based on my experiences.

Understandable. Considering the Hota is a tad cheaper kinda makes it a no-brainer since the Hota has a better balance current, that will finish charging a battery faster. Just want to make sure the op knows what the differences are.

 

[Greywolf74]

Thank god someone else finally said it. I'm yet to get one that wasn't faulty out of the box. It's all my hobby shop keeps a variety of stock in and I've bought probably 10 of them. ALL OF THEM voltage drop under even a minor load.

When I first published the bulk of my LiPo testing result 2–3 years ago, Those batteries rank almost at the very bottom of the spreadsheet, so this wasn't the first time someone said it.