Roto Start Battery

[Jmacca]

Hello all,

I am new to rotostart/batteries and the different plug styles are confusing me.

I'm thinking of buying this and charging it with this however, I am unsure as to whether I will be able to plug it into the roto start or even charge is because of the two different plug types,

Can anyone tell me if the charger, battery and rotostart are all compatable with each other considering the different plug types.

Thanks,

- Jmacca

 

[Metalhead Matt]

As long as the roto start accepts the regular tamiya-style plugs, your cool. I've never used one. Charge that battery around 4 amps and you'll be cool.

 

[Jmacca]

so regular and tamiya are the same?

 

[Racer 1966]

The Tamiya plug is the most common on those 6-cell packs. The battery pictured shows a Tamiya plug,the charger says it comes with the Tamiya plug so they will work.

If you're just doing the roto-start battery and/or a 5 cell hump pack for the rx and want a cheaper charger,I have one here : charger for sale

 

[Scrogg]

That Venom charger does not put out enough amps for a 5000mah pack. It will take forever to charge and may not fully charge the battery. I charge all my stick packs around 3-4 Amps. This gives them good "punch".
A good 3000mah or higher battery is best for rotos, so you made a good choice for a battery capacity. Usually the higher the mah rating, the higher the current the battery puts out. Not always though. Roto units need lots of current to operate properly.

 

[Metalhead Matt]

so regular and tamiya are the same?

Well, regular if you've been around the hobby for over 20 years. Definitely not the norm anymore. They're tamiya-style plugs. If you call them this, people will know exactly what your talking about. They're only good for low amp draw applications. Charging, short bursts with a starter, ect...

 

[Scrogg]

Very true Matt, I need to get off my butt and switch everything to Dean's connectors. The Tamiya connectors are not reliable at all if you use them frequently and/or charge them at a high rate.

 

[Jmacca]

Thanks for your input guys.