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Default RE: Need new glow starter - AA, SubC, C or D Cell?


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Hi all,

I'm going to get a glow starter, cordless.

Do I go for AA, SubC, C or D Cell ?

They are all around the same price, some are rechargeable, some with charger, some without...... I'm leaning towards a D Cell starter for the longer life a larger capacity will give, but am considering an AA unit for size and weight advantages.

What have you got, and what should you have got ? !

I'll be using to start my Enya 60X and ASP52

Thanks


Rechargeable is the way to go. I have two different kinds - One from Tower hobbies and one from Dynamite. Both are Sub C NiCd powered. The Tower one gets the plug hotter than the Dynamite one does (on a full charge), but the Dynamite one has a meter in it. I have a 2100mAh cell in the Dynamite one, which lasts forever. Sub C will have a bigger capacity than the AA one will..
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXLN89&P=SM
http://www.rcracer.com/general-artic...-from-dynamite

Being able to change the cells is a nice feature, as NiCd's kinda suck IMO.