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Hey folks! New to the site and looking forward to being an active member.
I picked up a couple of 1/16th cars (buggy and truck) from nitrorcx.com These vehicles came with a 7.2v 1100mAh micad battery and brushed motor. I upgrade to a brushless motor after burning out the original. I also upgrade the ESC at the same time.
I believe these cars are able to run a lipo battery, but I cannot find one to fit anywhere. The original nicad’s take 4hrs to fully charge and get approx. 20 minutes of runtime. I have several batteries, but not enough to keep my son happy for long run times.
I’m looking for some guidance with battery upgrades, lipo, or nicad with more runtime would be great, or something that can charge faster!
The issue I’ve encountered is the battery plug is a mini-Tamiya style (I believe). The battery tray is also rather small, 4”x1-1/4”x3/4” (LxWxH) and no way to increase the space. I believe I can find connectors and solder them onto a battery, if I can find the right size battery. The manual suggests I can use a 2/3S lipo and switch the jumper on the ESC to accommodate.
I am open to your guidance and expertise on the best way forward and any options I may have.
I’m sure there are better cars on the market, but these do the trick and are well enjoyed by my 6 year old. Any help for a faster charger, larger capacity battery or lipo swap would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry these are not nicad batteries. They are NiMH batteries.
I picked up a couple of 1/16th cars (buggy and truck) from nitrorcx.com These vehicles came with a 7.2v 1100mAh micad battery and brushed motor. I upgrade to a brushless motor after burning out the original. I also upgrade the ESC at the same time.
I believe these cars are able to run a lipo battery, but I cannot find one to fit anywhere. The original nicad’s take 4hrs to fully charge and get approx. 20 minutes of runtime. I have several batteries, but not enough to keep my son happy for long run times.
I’m looking for some guidance with battery upgrades, lipo, or nicad with more runtime would be great, or something that can charge faster!
The issue I’ve encountered is the battery plug is a mini-Tamiya style (I believe). The battery tray is also rather small, 4”x1-1/4”x3/4” (LxWxH) and no way to increase the space. I believe I can find connectors and solder them onto a battery, if I can find the right size battery. The manual suggests I can use a 2/3S lipo and switch the jumper on the ESC to accommodate.
I am open to your guidance and expertise on the best way forward and any options I may have.
I’m sure there are better cars on the market, but these do the trick and are well enjoyed by my 6 year old. Any help for a faster charger, larger capacity battery or lipo swap would be greatly appreciated.
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Sorry these are not nicad batteries. They are NiMH batteries.
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