ORIGINAL: swathdiver
ORIGINAL: Walker Patton
I just purchased my first RC (an HL M41) and would like to know if there are any "do's and don'ts" when it comes to recharging the batteries.
Don't bother with those batteries and do buy a peak charger! hehehe
I never used the stock batteries. Get 3600mah stick packs or higher, I use Venom 3600s and get over 3 hours of run time.
For charging I use the Duratrax Piranha, it has digital lcd and is programmable.
Surprisingly by using a combination of high amp discharge and the reverse pulse charge function on my charger I have managed to almost get the labeled MAH out of the stock battery. Currently 1435 mah capacity, short of the stated 1700mah.
Would I trust it in my racing cars? Nope, but it's now a good pack to use in the tanks. Out of the box they are such junk.
You don't need the high mah packs if you don't have the cash. Any 1500, 1700 or other type cheap pack from Tower, Duratrax, Venom, etc will perform better than the stock battery, and it will last for years in tank usage due to the low amp draw.