help choosing batteries
 

i just won an auction for 2 Losi Strikes.
and i need some help deciding which batteries to get for them.
ive only had a nitro. and i dont understand the battery side of things.
i need at least 2, one of the trucks is gonna be for my nephew.
i know these words dont really go together, but cheap and good.

thanks for any info.

Are you looking for lipo batteriess and do you have a lipo capable charger?

im lookin for the whole shebang. as i have nothing.

Turnigy and Zippy lipos from Hobby King are a great value in my opinion. They also have several lipo chargers there that should suit your needs.

Make sure you educate yourself on lipo care and charging. Improper care and/or charging can lead to bad things. Don't let this scare you from lipos as it is not rocket science to use them safely but there is some diligence required.

Have you read through the Strike thread at all? I know there are some upgrades you will likely want to do to help with the reliability of the trucks.

Good luck.

+1

I have been using Turnigy for almost a year (3 of them) and have had no problem. As long as you are not running a ROAR sanctioned race you should have no problem with them. For the $$$ you cannot go wrong.

Something like this for batteries -

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=9437

These would be better since they're in USA warehouse, but on back order atm -

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=14976

Charger - HobbyKing really has only one AC charger -

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=6478

But you could get one of their inexpensive DC chargers like Accucel-6 -

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=7028

and a power supply -

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=6256

and be cheaper than the AC charger (prob cost less to ship too).

thanks for all the pointers.
will HobbyKing ship pretty fast?
or will it take as long as if i were to win on Ebay?
i dont wanna have to wait forever.

If you do the EMS shipping its the quickest. Here in Houston, I get my orders in less than 7 working days via EMS. I've had one as quickly as 3 days and the longest has been 7 days.

so is $113 a good price for 2 of the first batteries and the AC charger?
ive tried looking on other sites but i cant tell the batteries apart.

the 2 batteries are $34 and the charger is $42. the EMS shipping is $37! :eek:

i can not for the life of me find this thread. ive searched and searched....

Yes, its expensive! If yoyu don't need/want it quickly, take the other shipping, it usually arrives in 14 - 17 business days. I've done it once, for me with their low cost, its not a prob.

Be careful, the nice thing about HK lipos is they're pretty much a proven commodity. Same withthe blue lipos on Hobbypartz. Anything else, they may be disappointing. Some of these other cheap lipos have such badly inflated C ratings, they don't/won't hold up.

try searching in the Electric Offroad forum - there's several that come up, you have to go back a ways though...

ill proly just bite the bullet and order those from HK. and pay for the fast shipping. that way i can start playing with the trucks when they get here.
ill guess i do some more searching for it then, thanks.