Batteries
#1
Batteries
I am going to pick up a slash soon at my local hobby shop. I dont have the extra money for lipo batteries right now so I am wondering what is the next best battery to get for it. I think they said they have 6 cell nimh for like 25 bucks a peice, does that sound right? Is there any other battery that has a decent run time and good performance besides lipo? I am a beginner so can somebody tell me what the big deal with lipo batteries are, thanks.
#2
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With lipo first the last longer in life,easier for the basher to charge all day with no fade in performance.the down side is you need a lipo cut off,if you don't you will ruin it the first time out by running it to low,second you need a lipo charger to charge it.if you are unfamiliar with lipos go and talk to guys at your track/hobby shop.with nimh you can get 4200 from different companies for about 40-50$ it sound like he is selling you some 1800-3300 for that price
#4
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lipo 70-120$ from 3200-6000+,4200 in a stock slash 20min+ but not to sure
look for 7.4 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...lipo&search=Go
look for 7.4 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...lipo&search=Go
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for the 40-50 you would spend on 1 decent Nimh pack that you can only run 2 times a day you can get some Yeah racing li-pos that you could charge and run over and over in a days time. go to ultraline hobbies. he carrys them in stock . He also has a couple threads on here discussing the yeah batteries.
#6
for the 40-50 you would spend on 1 decent Nimh pack that you can only run 2 times a day you can get some Yeah racing li-pos that you could charge and run over and over in a days time. go to ultraline hobbies. he carrys them in stock . He also has a couple threads on here discussing the yeah batteries.
#7
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The YEAH packs are actually pretty decent.
Even a couple of these Orions ($35) wouldn't be a bad deal for a slash.
Even a couple of these Orions ($35) wouldn't be a bad deal for a slash.
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The YEAH packs are actually pretty decent.
Even a couple of these Orions ($35) wouldn't be a bad deal for a slash.
Even a couple of these Orions ($35) wouldn't be a bad deal for a slash.
#9
I first bout the Duratrax 4200's for my E-Maxx and use them in my Slash. They are a good battery. If you don't want to go Lipo, the best NimH I have found are Spec Point Concepts (http://spcracing.com). They are pricey, but have a lot of punch and good run times.
A lot of good points about Lipo for the long haul though, I am still just nervous and have two Duratrax Piranha's that I don't want to part with yet.
A lot of good points about Lipo for the long haul though, I am still just nervous and have two Duratrax Piranha's that I don't want to part with yet.