Battery suggestions?

[alien13]

I'm getting a XXX-SCT, and I'm planning on racing it in the stock class, so I need to know what batteries and charger I should get too.

It will run on 2c LiPo, or I can use 6-cell. I'll probably only be able to get one or two to start with, so cost matters. I do already have a charger, a Vision Peak 2 which is only good for Ni-Cd and Ni-MH batteries.

I need to be able to get decent race times out of these batteries, and I have no idea where to go or what to get.

 

[duramax47]

A few places some one else recomended hobbypartz.com and recomended gensacearespammers lipo's if you want to race I belive the rule is you must have a hard case so I found a few from 2cells to 3cell lipo's pretty cheap but very high qaulity I'm about to buy some my self.

You usualy want a high c rating for maximum discharge rate with a brushless set up so here are a few.


http://www.hobbypartz.com/98p-40c-5000-2s1p-hardcase.html

http://www.hobbypartz.com/98p-40c-5000-3s1p-hardcase.html

These batteries are "ROAR" aproved to.

And as far as time if you get a 4000mah to 5000mah I belive your looking from any where to 25min to 35min of fun time the higher MAH you have the longer run time you will get.


For a lipo chager I broke down and spent some money on a qaulity chager and I got a dynamite passport ultra I spend 135.00 on it and love! here is a link -

http://dynamiterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=DYN4064

Their is cheaper out their but I'm just not sure as to what to recomend because i havnt used them.

Are you running brushless?

 

[alien13]

Running brushed for now, I need time to get used to the truck, and racing in general. I'm also starting out in the stock class, so I can't run BL yet. I might upgrade next year though.

 

[duramax47]

You can still use lipo's with a brushed set up but I would recomend just going with a really nice nimh like any where from a 4000 to a 5000mah, and as many cells as posible. With nimh I would get a battery per race so if you have 2 heats and a main I would buy 3 or 4 batterys, may not need that many but i dont know how ur run time is since I havnt used nimh in years. I'm almost positive you can run a whole race on a battery. As far as your chager thats a good charger no need to upgrade intell you buy lipo.

 

[alien13]

Ok, thanks. I'd like to go 7-cell, but track rules for stock sct are 6-cell or 2c lipo.

 

[duramax47]

I'm not a 100% sure but i feel a 2 cell lipo would fry a brushed motor but i could be wrong.

 

[slowngreen]

Been using alot of Gens from Hobbypartz without any problems at all plus free shipping from Cali.

 

[Lessen]

Since you are willing to work with what youve already got I would get a couple of high output Nimh packs. I've always preferred Intellect cells myself.

 

[alien13]

Since you are willing to work with what youve already got I would get a couple of high output Nimh packs. I've always preferred Intellect cells myself.

Wow, pricey! Know where I can get them for a better price than what Tower has them for? Tower has 5000mAh 6-cell stick for $49.99. And actually, they are out of stock.