Batteries....

[Benwahballz]

Will the batteries in the transmitter or reciever run out faster?!?!?
which tend to use batteries more?!? I would think the receiver cause it controls the servos right?!?!

How can i test to see how much power my batteries have?

 

[cvec7]

Ya, the reciever batts will usually die before the TX batts.....why all the "!!!!????" ?

 

[Benwahballz]

HAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??!?!?!
sorry bout that, I have a bad habit with putting stuff like that when it should be just a single character --> !
Cool, I'm gonna change my receiver batts as soon as i get home. Hopefully it will work a little better.
How long should receiver batts last for (time in tanks of gas) appx.

 

[olds97_lss]

It depends, is the savage stock or do you have upgraded servo's in it?

Normally higher torque servos and especially digital servo's will drain the batteries pretty quick. If you plan on being in the hobby long, get a good rechargable receiver pack. Alkalines just don't put out the necessary current that the servo's require. They work, but not the best.

Again, depending on what servo's your running, you may get a few hours of constant running out of Alkilines.

 

[Rolex]

I highly recommend a 5 cell hump pack. I was going through 4 alkaline batteries for every 6 tanks. With the hump pack, it's tripled. The alkaline batts in the radio usually last over half a gallon.

 

[Benwahballz]

Cool, thanks for the info guys,.

 

[agenttnk]

is there a way that you could use rechargeble batteries in the stock HPI transmitters?

 

[rossb]

I use a 1100 mAH 6V Hump in my Receiver and eight 2300 mAH NiMH AA batts in my Futaba 3PM radio. The Rx batts will run about 2 hours on a full charge driving a Futaba metal HT servo, 2 Futaba standard servos, and an Ofna failsafe. The radio batts run at least 5 hours on a full charge.