Edward1234

So on hobbyking I found a 1/18 stadium truck 4wd, hobbyking GT-2 Rx/Tx, turnigy 800mAH lipo battery, and a 1300mAH LIPO battrry all for $94.02 with shipping and handling add on to it. Final price. Is this worth it? I'll leave a link for each one.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...ehouse%5F.html


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...ehouse%5F.html


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...ehouse%5F.html


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...ehouse%5F.html

EXT2Rob

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The radio is good, it's a re-branded FlySky FS-GT2. Good, basic radio. I have one. The truck looks decent for the price. Has some nice adjustability. However, 1/18th scale means smaller parts which can break easier than larger scale stuff. That said, for the price it looks decent. I would definatly find some aftermarket bumpers to put on it. The cosmetic bumpers most RTRs come with are just that, cosmetic, not very protective. The batteries? Meh. 1300mah is pretty small, and why would you even want an 800mah? As a receiver pack? Electric RCs don't need receiver packs like nitro. 1300mah is going to last maybe 10min. You want to get something in the 5000mah range. In that little car, it should last 25min.

Don't forget, yer gonna need a LiPo charger too. This is a popular charger for a decent price: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...ischarger.html

Edward1234

Okay thanks a lot. It's that the 800mAH battery was recommended so I was thinking okay why not. So I should buy a battery near 5000mAH? Will that have an impact on the truck In a negative way? Thanks

EXT2Rob

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Negative way? Can't see how. There are a number of things about Lipo batteries of various price ranges, that indicate the capability of the pack. But you don't have to get into that right now. All ya need to know is that "mah" ratings (5000mah) is a indication of how long a given pack will run (run-time). The thing you need to check is the battery compartment dimensions in your vehicle. Most 2S (two cell) Lipo packs of 5000mah are the same size. But they may have different connector placement (connectors is another subject) that your battery compartment isn't compatable with. Being that car is a 1/18th scale, I would check it's batt compartment dimensions before you order a battery.

Edward1234

Oh okay. Sorry I'm new to rc cars completely and by the looks of it batteries to. Thanks a lot for all your help

EXT2Rob

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OOPS, Just saw this on that truck, about battery size:
Battery: 2S LiPo (93x30x13mm MAX SIZE)

I don't think a typical 2S Lipo in the 5000mah range is going to fit. See this http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...APPROVED_.html

That Lipo's dimension are
Dimensions: 138x46x25mm it won't fit that truck.

So you're going to have to find a pack that fits the stated max size. Like the one you listed in your orig post.

Edward1234

Oh okay. That's fine

ninizhebeg

The truck looks decent for the price. Has some nice adjustability.

phmaximus

Generally the typical lipo for 1/10 vehicles is around the 5000mah...
But with anything smaller than 1/10 they are to big and possibly bigger than the chassis.

here from the top of my head here is a rough guide to batteries and scales
1/10 5000mah
1/12 N/a they are generally 1s lipos
1/16 2200mah
1/18 1200mah
1/24 350mah