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08-16-2010, 10:40 PM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle
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| Battery recommendation for XR10
About to pre-order my XR10 (first crawler) and I'm having a tough time figuring out what battery I should order. It's not as clear as off road racing. Could you guys please post some links for me to consider? I really just need a good starting point as I can order more batts later. Don't want to waste my money on a batt I'll never use attain though. Please show me the good stuff. Thanks! |
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08-16-2010, 11:13 PM | #2 |
Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany
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Just grab some 3S 800-1300mAh Lipo's. More cells or mAh and the pack is to big to fit in the stock XR. But make sure that your ESC can handle 3S. |
08-16-2010, 11:38 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Ocean
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I agree with Omikron99. But it is very important to get a high C rating. I have found that something with around a 40 amp max constant will work fine with 45T motors. So for examples you're talking an TP 850mah 45c, Hyperion 1100 mah 35c or Rhino 1050 mah 40c.
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08-17-2010, 12:12 AM | #4 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle
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Thanks for the tips but I've searched amainhobbies, rpphobby, stormerhobbies, and towerhobbies for all three of those and haven't found a single product listing. Where do you get these batteries?
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08-17-2010, 12:21 AM | #5 |
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Oh wait - Rhino == Hobby King. Duh. Found the TP batts on some random RC site too. All good now. Thanks, guys. |
08-17-2010, 01:38 AM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: Longmont, CO
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I will never order another battery from HK again, more times then not they have come built crappy. And it takes like 5 weeks to get them. Try these. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249661 |
08-17-2010, 03:31 AM | #7 |
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The MaxAmps are cheaper than I thought and this pack fits and is on sale. I think I'll pick up one of these and the smaller 850mah. I've always had good luck with MaxAmps even though they're a little pricey. http://www.maxamps.com/Lipo-1550-111-Pack.htm Picked up a couple of Rhinos also - just for the hell of it. They were super cheap. |
08-17-2010, 03:49 AM | #8 |
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Sweet - found this nice little deal just in time: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...80#post2572880 |
08-17-2010, 06:43 AM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Clarkston
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I run 2S 800mAh 40C Rockamp on 2 17.5T BL sets. It works nicely and adds enough punch to it. Currently stock pinions but IŽll reduce the rear to a 13, as most seem to do it right now. Uli |
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