JosephX66

I run 6 and 7 cell packs in my slash.... if i get the 4600mah 6.6 volt A123 will i notice a big difference in power... will i lose speed and acceleration?

HeliStyle

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between my 7.2v nimh packs and my 6.6 a123 pack, I notice more power overall with the a123 pack

hchia25

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Yep, my buddy has a123 batteries on this slash and they rock.

hotrodlincoln886

would i be able to use my super brain 977 to charge these batteries and if so what balancer do i use

HeliStyle

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it has to have a setting called liFe setting on the charger, my turingy accucell 6 has it, otherwise you can't charge it on a lipo setting.

JosephX66

how long are run times with these??

hotrodlincoln886

are they comparable to 7 cell nimh cuz i;m seriously considering getting two of these and a charger but if my buddies that run in their slashes with seven cell nimh are gonna run awy from me then i'll stick with nimh

HeliStyle

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well they are deff comparaible to me I would say a 2 cell lipo, good thing with a123 is you can charge them at like 4amps without any problem, and you can run them dead with no bad effects. I would highly reccomend the turingy accucell 6 which is only a 45 dollar charger

HeliStyle

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with a high capacity pack like that I would say prob 25 mins or longer, I know on my 1100mah 2 cell a123 packs I get like 15 mins on my team losi mini t

hotrodlincoln886

what kind of power supply are you using with that charger, would i be able to use the one for my superbrain to power that turnigy charger. an that chrger will charge those packs in 15 min?

JosephX66

thanks

Redvanmafia

i dont see how 6.6 can out power 7.4

Cheap Guy

I thought about getting the Turingy but went with the Onyx 230 which has an integral power supply and is A123-compatible. The Onyx doesn't have a balancer, but supposedly balancing LiFe batteries isn't a huge concern.

I still haven't take the plunge and actually bought a LiFe battery so I'm reading this threads carefully and hope the comments keep coming. One reason why I haven't bought one is because of the low mah's for affordable LiFe batteries.

HeliStyle

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because the power curve on a a123 stays consistent while others (nimh, nicad) drop every second used.

yeah a123 is pricey, luckly I got my 2 cell packs for 5 bucks a piece, using the black and decker cells from the vpx power tool, and made two cell packs out of them