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Hello anyone using rechargeible batteries in their controllers? if so what kind are you using? are they better then using regular batteries laster longer then regular batteries?
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I always use Eneloops. You can get them at Costco. They are rechargeable and last a long time. They also discharge at a lot slower rate than most others while not in use.
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Both of my main radios have HrydriMax 1650 MaHr packs, and I have a Hobbico cycler/charger....they're probably each close to 4 years old, and still work well....
btw....I call them Radios to avoid the confusion with speed controls or ESCs, as most people do....
btw....I call them Radios to avoid the confusion with speed controls or ESCs, as most people do....
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Hello anyone using rechargeible batteries in their controllers? if so what kind are you using? are they better then using regular batteries laster longer then regular batteries?
Hello anyone using rechargeible batteries in their controllers? if so what kind are you using? are they better then using regular batteries laster longer then regular batteries?
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I use rechargeables (NiMh) in my receiver because the servo's drain batteries quickly. In my transmitters I use no-name alkalines. I can get a pack of 50 AAs for a bit over $12. Not all no-name batteries are good, but I've tested the ones I buy (initial power measurement and monitored for longevity) and they seem to be a good quality battery.
The NiMhs are actually a pain......all charged up, ready to go, plans change, a week goes by, batteries are no longer fully charged....a pain.
Not sure how NiCd technology has changed, but I never had much luck with AA-size NiCds. They always seemed to develop internal shorts and wouldn't take a charge. Never had that problem with C or D NiCds. Now D-cells in your buggy....that would add some weight!!!
The NiMhs are actually a pain......all charged up, ready to go, plans change, a week goes by, batteries are no longer fully charged....a pain.
Not sure how NiCd technology has changed, but I never had much luck with AA-size NiCds. They always seemed to develop internal shorts and wouldn't take a charge. Never had that problem with C or D NiCds. Now D-cells in your buggy....that would add some weight!!!
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Old-school yellow Sanyo NiCd AA's. I like being able to just plug the charger into the side of the controller. They work fine, even if they're just 700 mAh. Never had a bad one, they are all I ever used.
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Hard wiring the pack is the best way. Those cheap battery holbers can melt fast if you charge too fast. What No charger input on the radio.[] You can always put a JST connector on and still remove it. That what I do with all my radios.
Hard wiring the pack is the best way. Those cheap battery holbers can melt fast if you charge too fast. What No charger input on the radio.[] You can always put a JST connector on and still remove it. That what I do with all my radios.
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I just pulled the AA battery tray out the base of my 2PL transmitter and soldered on a servo plug and got a Lipo transmitter pack . Cost me $24 for a 2200mah 11.1 pack.
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I use the stock Sanyo NiCad batts for my 3PKs, those have lasted me eversince I bought the radios.
I also have the Futaba Megatech AA batt tray (not sold in the US, only found in Asia), and if ny NiCad TX batts are on the charger, I slap in the Megatech AA batt tray loaded with 1.2V NiMh AAs and put that in.
Yes, home use NiMh AA 1.2V batts are pretty lame in that they DO NOT HOLD A CHARGE over time [].
Its more or less use them after you charge them within a few daws, or live with half of their capacities dissipated. I do not know why NiMh bleed off capacity way too fast.
I also have the Futaba Megatech AA batt tray (not sold in the US, only found in Asia), and if ny NiCad TX batts are on the charger, I slap in the Megatech AA batt tray loaded with 1.2V NiMh AAs and put that in.
Yes, home use NiMh AA 1.2V batts are pretty lame in that they DO NOT HOLD A CHARGE over time [].
Its more or less use them after you charge them within a few daws, or live with half of their capacities dissipated. I do not know why NiMh bleed off capacity way too fast.
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i use energizer 15 min rechargeable in my TX. I don't know why some of you guys have trouble, probably crappy batteries... I can leave my TX for 2 weeks and when I go to drive I still have plenty of power....
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The HydriMaxes I use last quite a while....a charge will last me a full weekend most of the time unless i do something dumb like put the radio away in it's case without turning it off first.....but they charge back up pretty quick....I have an Onyx 240 that will charge radio and Rx packs as well as the 7.2 packs for my spin start, and the 3300 NiMh packs in my E Maxx....
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I just pulled the AA battery tray out the base of my 2PL transmitter and soldered on a servo plug and got a Lipo transmitter pack . Cost me $24 for a 2200mah 11.1 pack.
I just pulled the AA battery tray out the base of my 2PL transmitter and soldered on a servo plug and got a Lipo transmitter pack . Cost me $24 for a 2200mah 11.1 pack.
That's using your head...great idea[sm=idea.gif]! I am going to try that, the price is right and no more AA hassles.
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so if i get rechargble batts all can i just plug a wire into the back of the controller? there is a place i think that i can plug something in there but dont know what.
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my JR radio has the plug in the back, the rechargable battery for it was $20 and has lasted over three years with no problems and came with the wall charger.
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RE: rechargeible batt's in controllers
Hi:
Got one question and excuse my ignorance; What does the C stands on the Lipo batteries, what indicates? How good are this
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Got one question and excuse my ignorance; What does the C stands on the Lipo batteries, what indicates? How good are this
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A lipos "C" rating, is how fast you can safely discharge it. You take the C # times the capacity.(then take off the last 3 digits for the amp rating) So a 3000mah 25C pack can safely be discharged at 75 amps.
You can draw more than that rating for short bursts, but if you draw more than that for extended lengths of time, you will shorten the batteries life.
something like a transmitter doesn't need a high C rating battery, since they typically draw less than 1 amp (normaly around 500-750milliamps, or .5-.75 amps))
You can draw more than that rating for short bursts, but if you draw more than that for extended lengths of time, you will shorten the batteries life.
something like a transmitter doesn't need a high C rating battery, since they typically draw less than 1 amp (normaly around 500-750milliamps, or .5-.75 amps))
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I have'nt used alkalines in an RC transmitter in over 20 years....they die quickly, and if you leave your radio on when you put it away, there goes another $8-$10....
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I switched to a LiPo for my M11, and I LOVE it. Lighter, and lasts longer than 8 aa's. And it will probably last me for many years.
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I switched to a LiPo for my M11, and I LOVE it. Lighter, and lasts longer than 8 aa's. And it will probably last me for many years.
I switched to a LiPo for my M11, and I LOVE it. Lighter, and lasts longer than 8 aa's. And it will probably last me for many years.