what battery will give me longert run time for wraith?

[davidq19]

Im looking for a 2s lipo, what will a 5000 mah give me in run time?

[davidq19]

will i get longer run time with a 3s lipo?

[JeremyH]

I run a 3S 4000mAh lipo in my wraith (17.5T brushless motor) and I get well over an hour or runtime.

[OKJeepin]

I run a 3s 4000mah w/ a Tekin 45t and get about an hour.

[hoghead5150]

i ran a 3s 4400mah w/a 18.5t brushless, i got over an hour and a half.

[RIG_RIDER]

2S "Power Cell" 25C Li-Poly Battery w/Traxxas Connector (7.4V/12,800mAh)

Traxxas 2S "Power Cell" 25C Li-Poly Battery w/Traxxas Connector (7.4V/12,800mAh) [TRA2875] | RC Cars & Trucks - A Main Hobbies


This should last a while.

[SMR 510RR]

Originally Posted by davidq19

Im looking for a 2s lipo, what will a 5000 mah give me in run time?

Originally Posted by davidq19

will i get longer run time with a 3s lipo?

To answer your question the voltage of the pack will not affect the amount of run time with LIPO batteries. What will affect the runtime is the mah rating of the pack, this is the measure of the packs capacity.

For a wraith I would say something between 4000mah and 5000mah would do the trick. Remember the larger mah batteries are bigger and that means that they are heavier so it may be better to have two smaller 3000mah or 2500mah packs rather than one large 5000mah pack.

Now for voltage you will have to make sure that your ESC has a lipo cutoff in order to run LIPOs safely. Also if you want to run 3s (you should it is great) then you will need to make sure your ESC will handle the extra voltage.

A great resource for cheap LIPOs and chagers is Shop for RC Hobby Parts and Upgrades - Digital Servos, Brushless Motors, ESC, LiPo Batteries/Chargers for RC Helicopters, RC Planes, RC Cars, Robots. You will want a battery with a 25+ "C" rating.

[BL-4x4]

higher mha means higher run time ...
higher S means higher Voltage witch results in more power and speed ...

[davidq19]

Originally Posted by SMR 510RR

To answer your question the voltage of the pack will not affect the amount of run time with LIPO batteries. What will affect the runtime is the mah rating of the pack, this is the measure of the packs capacity.

For a wraith I would say something between 4000mah and 5000mah would do the trick. Remember the larger mah batteries are bigger and that means that they are heavier so it may be better to have two smaller 3000mah or 2500mah packs rather than one large 5000mah pack.

Now for voltage you will have to make sure that your ESC has a lipo cutoff in order to run LIPOs safely. Also if you want to run 3s (you should it is great) then you will need to make sure your ESC will handle the extra voltage.

A great resource for cheap LIPOs and chagers is Shop for RC Hobby Parts and Upgrades - Digital Servos, Brushless Motors, ESC, LiPo Batteries/Chargers for RC Helicopters, RC Planes, RC Cars, Robots. You will want a battery with a 25+ "C" rating.

I have a tekin RS and a tekin 13.5t motor. I think I'm going to get a 3S 5000 mah 40c lipo

[SMR 510RR]

Originally Posted by davidq19

I have a tekin RS and a tekin 13.5t motor. I think I'm going to get a 3S 5000 mah 40c lipo

That should be a good fit, check out the gens ace batteries on hobbypartz. Great batteries for a great price!

[Skadar]

+1 for Gens Ace batteries. Cheap and (so far) very good.

On the stock motor and ESC I run a 2s 5300mAh 30C Gens Ace and it gives me well over an hour of full bashing run time.