Battery and charger options

[Jes2]

Good evening all. Newbie, red cat racing 11.1V 3 cell Lipo Battery (200mah)(JST)(1pc) is apparently back ordered. Back in my old rc days they were nicad and about the size of a Samsonite brief case. What's the best wat to tend to these little guys? Aftermarket options? I haven't killed the dime size batt yet but whats life expectancy and run times (aprox) on the rcr ascent apex? I just doubled down and bought a Traxxas trx-4m for nostalgic reasons.. is there a charger that can make both batteries happy for longevity? Or are the USB equipt chargers ample? I'm a novice for novelty not competitive on any level but a few friends want to play too.. so it may get a little competitive.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

My chargers are getting up there so I'll let someone else fill in that blank spot for me

You're asking the right questions and looking into the right things. You'll want to get a squid charging cable so it has all the ends you'll need to get started.

You should also pick up a TRX4-M battery charger adapter to use in conjunction with the squid cable. I have a few but just not handy.

The key is storage charging them to 3.8v per cell when not in use. I have batteries that are OLD, like a decade? Just take care of them and they'll take care of you.

Get yourself a charging sack to store those little guys in; just extra insurance.

I keep my big batteries in a proper storage container.

Here's one of a few squid cables I have:

 

[Jes2]

Thanks for the response, hope someones fills in the blank.. lol. Theres so much out there just not sure what's solid or caca.