Mamba 8000kv and 7.2v NiMH

[avizpls]

I got a Losi Mini-Baja, and I broke the motor landing to hard. So I went for overkill to replace it. I got a mamba 8000kv and ESC on the way.

My concern is running it with a NiMH 1100mAh battery. Can I get away with it? Will it work? anything I can do to make it better?

Just not sure what to expect when it gets here, because I'm not ready for the Lipo jump yet

thanks

 

[sweetdiesel]

You can run the nimh with no issues. It won't have as much punch or top speed as a lipo pack but will work just fine with the Mamba 8K. Set the startup power to low on the ESC and disable the low voltage circuitry.

 

[avizpls]

too late! The 7.2V is now resoldered into a hump pack for my 1/8 buggy. I ordered a 8.4V 30Amp battery and charger to compliment the Mamba system.

besides: "it wont have as much punch or top speed"? Screw that haha Mamba Comp-X for a reason! The lipo will still have to wait a bit longer. Thanks!

 

[bnrpat09]

if you charge he 1100mah on 0.5 you will get an awesome charge and plenty of power for that mamba.
may rc18t got clocked at 42 with a way overchared 1400 and better gearing

sorry
PS - **** do not overcharge your battery****
just give it a chrage on 0.5 all the way through the charge and only ever charge it on that, it may not be a fast charge but you get PERFORMANCE out of it.