Battery Tech, kinda outta touch and need a little schooling, I guess.

[BJoe]

Ok, think I’m a bit out of touch on batteries, I need to replace LiPos as I’ve managed to kill the ones I have and have looked at the Graphine batteries, but somebody from the LHS I’ve been going to said there was better out than the Graphine, which last I heard, were the new big thing. Not sure if I’ll be using them for any crawlers since I’m mainly looking to power my VXL powered Stampede and 4-Tec 2.0, Sidewinder SCT/3800 Bandit, and eventually my M-03 that I’m planning on getting another one of those Sidewinder combos for and my two Wheely Kings, both stock chassis, but one being a trail rig and the other being a 4WS MT. My other Tamiya’s may remain NiMH right now and I may be going back to 8.4v on my SCX10 built from an AX10 Scorpion.

Is there something new in the horizon that I may want to look into?!

[Deerhurst]

LiPo is the big thing now for batteries. Voltages are in easy 3.7v steps and they supply monster current with high energy density and long run times.

I never did see graphene on the market for the basher world.

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[Ninomaniac]

There are graphene batteries out there (e.g. Hobbyking's top line). Just get something from a reputable manufacturer, at least 5000ish mAh with a 30C or more discharge rate and you're set. I always buy Hobbyking's mid-range batteries, but I'm in Europe so it's the cheapest source of decent packs for me.

[OSRC]

I run graphene packs in my drag cars.. I don't know if they hold up better under load or not, I just have no way of measuring, but they feel the same behind the trigger as my standard packs. I run regular Turnigy cells for most everything now and they do great.