Battery Survey... NiMh or LiPo?

[GrimJeeper91]

When I got back into the hobby a couple of years ago I went with NiMh mainly because I was intimidated with LiPo's. What a mistake! Wasted my time and too much money on more expensive and inferior batteries that are now collecting dust on the shelf. LiPo all the way. All I use now are cheap Gens Ace batteries and they have never let me down.

 

[KRAWL]

Alkaline from wallyworld, nah lol, Gens Ace Lipos all the way.

 

[Wicked Monkey]

What's NiMh? Ha, jk. I won't use them anymore. No reason to what with LiPo and LiFe out there.

 

[Dostradamas]

There is no logical reason to run Nickel batteries ever again. Seriously.

You are correct sir!


NiMh are okay for my Tx but never my motor again.

 

[Calderwood]

You are correct sir!


NiMh are okay for my Tx but never my motor again.

LOL at the mcmahon pic being in your personal pb account.

 

[z50king]

white power

don't be racist

 

[Meatwad]

... NiMh are okay for my Tx but never my motor again.

Not even in the tx, for the same reasons. Up time and weight.

 

[chris78cj7]

Let me ask this.. What charger with a balancer is popular now for lipos?

From my Galaxy S4

 

[Calderwood]

Let me ask this.. What charger with a balancer is popular now for lipos?

From my Galaxy S4

How many amps are you looking for? Need ac power or is dc only ok? How many cells in series do you want to charge?

 

[Dostradamas]

LOL at the mcmahon pic being in your personal pb account.

Its not the first time I have needed it."thumbsup"

 

[chris78cj7]

How many amps are you looking for? Need ac power or is dc only ok? How many cells in series do you want to charge?

I want to charge these..



And also up to 3c

From my Galaxy S4

 

[Calderwood]

I want to charge these..

View attachment 245230

And also up to 3c

From my Galaxy S4

I'm guessing by 3c you mean 3s? Or do you want to charge that 2s lipo at a rate of 3c?

You didn't answer if you want to use ac power or if dc only if fine.

 

[chris78cj7]

Both would be nice just in case but if huge price difference then just a/c



From my Galaxy S4

 

[z50king]

Both would be nice just in case but if huge price difference then just a/c

From my Galaxy S4

If huge price difference, you would probably want the cheaper DC power input.

I use one of these to charge my batteries when I don't know what power source is available. I got it for 25 bucks used.

It does ac or dc input. Charges up to 3s. I either plug it into a wall or use the alligator clips and use my car battery.

Duratrax Onyx 230 Advanced Peak AC/DC Charger

 

[champ198]

lipo is the only way to go

 

[jezzami101]

ummm....Lipo who still uses nimh

 

[Awesome!]

I ran Nimh for a year and was happy. Blew out a servo, needed a BEC and threw a 2S Lipo in there Now I am fired up! Oh, 3S is a blast too...:twisted:

Moral of the story, liPo

 

[SwampDawg]

NimH is for toys R us stuff! lol

LIPO FTW!

 

[Johnnysplits]

Nimh? Yeah let's break out the record player too!!

 

[bowtieboy67]

Nimh`s are workin for me.

Might make the step up to lipo`s...some day :mrgreen: