joelnazab

how long do the AA batteries last on the control and the reciever????

munro300

They sure dont last long in the reciever, I had to get a re-chargeable hump pack and its awesome! Before I had to put in a new set of batteries every time I went out. The 6 volt hump also gives more power to my servos.

46u

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Yep hump pack is the way to go for the RX and I use 15 minute rechargeable AA in my TX and they last a long time. But I recharge them before each race day to be on the safe side.

joelnazab

whats rx and tx .... i was thinking of using the energizer recharchable ones .... so whats a goog hump pack to use with the savage

97talontsi

I do the same as 46u
any brand of hump pack will do, just get a 6 Volt with atleast 1400mah
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXNMD7&P=ML

Bash-m-up

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Don't use rechargable AA batteries in your receiver. By doing this you will drop the amount of power to you electronics. A regular alkaline AA is 1.5volts and a NiMH/NiCad AA is only 1.2volts. Thus taking you down from 6volts of power to 4.8volts. Buy a hump pack, you won't regret it.

joelnazab

ok ill get that as well and for the control regular batteries will do right???? also how am i supposed to charge the batterie lol sorry im new to this i wanna make sure i have everything i need for when i get my new savage

amec

rx is the receiver
tx is the transmitter.
Go with a receiver 6 volt "hump pack" in the truck, you can get a charger cheap enough on ebay.
Alkaline AA batt's in the rx give more volts than rechargeable's, 12 volts compared to 10.4.

joelnazab

ok so how much juice can i get out of a 1400mah how long will it last or should i go with the hpi 3000mah or is that 2 much????

amec

I get about 1.5-2.5 hours continual use out of a 1400mah rx pack. Is the 3000mah pack from the Baja? If so it will not fit in the Sav. There are batt's for sale on ebay with high capacity however they take up the space of the reverse servo as well.

amec

This one for example

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/6V-2600mah-Rx...QQcmdZViewItem

joelnazab

the 3000mah is one of the ones that thuglife71 posted

joelnazab

whats a good fast charger thats not expensive

joelnazab

will this one fit http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/358429.asp also is any glow initor good or it has to be a specific one?

amec

The 3000mah is for the Baja, wont fit, the orion pack also wont fit in the radio box. Sorry

Unless you have another charger this set would do you well. You would get many hours use out of the battery, then charge it. It would take 26 hours to fully charge from empty though.
I use a Swallow charger for all my batt's, from Li-Po to Ni-Mh. Does them all. Not the cheapest but very good.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/6V-2600mah-Rx...QQcmdZViewItem

joelnazab

how much is it in u.s.

97talontsi

Sorry, just read that
amec is right that one wont fit

joelnazab

ok so i get over a gallon of run time wic hi dont know how much time it is lol and if i use regular alkaline batterries how long do they last??? you guys are really helpfull thank you i apreciate it

97talontsi

12 volts in the rx
i think he meant to say tx

about the glow ignitor, anyone is good
also helps if you get the one that has the battery level thing on it so you can tell when to charge it

amec

No the baja is made to take sub c batt receiver packs. The Sav takes a smaller batt.

amec

Yep, meant tx. Sorry.
Yeah, a glow warmer with a level meter would be of help so you know when its getting low.

joelnazab

why is this one http://onlybatterypacks.com/showitem...temID=10165.17 cheaper then this one http://onlybatterypacks.com/showitem...temID=10983.17 if the first one is 2700mah???

amec

The first on does not fit in the radio box. It needs to be mounted to the front shock tower. The second one fits in the radio box.

joelnazab

what is i want to ad the reverse????

amec

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1400mah-Savag...QQcmdZViewItem

This type fits and the reverse servo is fine as well.
This charger will work as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/REVO-Power-Ch...QQcmdZViewItem