More power=new bandit :)
 

So a cell dies in my 8 cell 9.6v nimh and i am now modding it to be a 10.8v 5000mah nimh. It's going to be all new power for me. MaxAmps makes a 10.8v battery but the cost is out of this world! But whats new about that. Anyway just thought i would share my next project,although some might say its better to buy a lipo. To be honest i like nimh.

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If you are running a VXL model why not just get a 3S LiPo and be done with it. For the price you're going to pay for a max amp battery you can have a 3S Lipo, a Charger and a balancer and still have change left over.

Don't be surprised if the car isn't much faster on 10.8V NiMh. That pack is going to be heavy..

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what exactly could you prefer about nimh over lipo?

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i dont like bothering with having to sit and watch a lipo and do all the other shi* with them. i wanna plug and walk away and not have to worry about overcharging and burning my house down. everyone told me the same thing when i bought the 8 cell nimh over my 7 cell. "it's gonna be a lot heavier". yea well that thing ripped a hell of a lot more with an 8 cell. a few ounces isnt going to affect it much. i kno it will some, but not enough to disappoint me.

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You do realize you arent supposed to leave ANY battery alone while its charging right? I've had NiMH batteries explode while charging, its not just lipos that are dangerous...

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exactly, and a mix matched semi-homemade nimh pack is even more likely to explode than a regular nimh pack

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Get into Life batteries, lighter, good power and pretty cheap from Hobbyking

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I'll re-enforce what others are saying. You should never leave any batteries unattended while charging ever. The worse battery explosions I have even seen have been Nimh. LiPo's give to a ton of warning before something goes wrong where a NiMh simply explodes like someone places a M80 on your work bench.

Everyone talks about how dangerous LiPo's are but no one tells you about all the mishaps with their NiMh or the older NiCd. I had a NiCd pack explode in a grasshopper that was powerful enough to rip the body off the chassis. You're better off with LiPo for so many reasons. Make the change. NiMh is a dying technology.

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They aren't mix-matched. They are all the same size and brand and run time rating and volts. AND it will be professionally soldered with good wire. My dad does that. It's hard to get the wife to agree on me buying a new lipo and charger when i'm trying to buy a house. Just trying to work with what i got here. If i have extra good cells, why not replace?

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Are all the cells the same age and have the same number of cycles on them? If not then it's still a mixmatched pack.

Also as others have said never leave any battery unattended while charging.

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Subscribed for boom and banishment of RC from the abode.

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they aren't mix matched, they're all cylindrical :D

BOOM!

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I think your a pretty cool dude Hpiracr-But I'm gonna have to agree with everyone posting. Lipo's are far superior in every way to nimh and for what a really good nimh pack cost's I'd much rather get some 3s lipo's from hobbypartz or hobbyking. I do agree also that lipo's are no more dangerous then nimh when treated and cared for the right way. After a full pack on lipo the warmest I've felt a pack was like maybe luke warm water, My old nimh's on the other hand I couldn't even grab them after running in the same conditions.

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hey im not gonna touch a lipo. i like my nimh. i see no reason for lipo when i just drive around the yard. i charge my NIMH in a box in my garage so if it explodes the box goes with it but i dont give a ****. :D

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agree completely the most important part is in bold ;)

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What you are proposing if just fine. Best advice I can give is to discharge all packs before repair and then when repair is done give the pack a c/10 charge for 15 hrs.

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mixing batteries are a bad idea
If you do not impedance match the batteries in a pack it will fail (or a cell could explode)

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None of those cells are matched anyways. Cells in a series get all the resistance added up high IR cells can be paired with low IR cells. The low cell is the weakest link so to speak and is the determination cell for max current/temp.

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Oh so you must not like more and consistent run time and way more startup punch... whatever, be happy with your mediocre batteries. All I do is bash and the second I tried a lipo my jaw was on the ground and I was sold, haven't touched a NiMH pack since.

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well thats you. i like nimh and thats me. i just see no need.

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Have you ever run a LiPo in your car/truck?

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no and i really don't want to. i don't want that much power.

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I am happy with nimh too, because i dont have an esc with a lvc and the external ones are expensive. <div>I run the stock evader ext esc and it has a giant heatsink attatched to it.</div>

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If you like NiMH stick to it, I won't tell you to change. I will tell you (like everyone else) lipo blows NiXX outta the water. Hobbypartz or Nitroplanes, or w/e site it is sells what they call "darkforce" NiMHs now, they seem to push a brushless revo around well enough for the first 5 minutes....that's as long as the review lasted, haha.

To each his own.

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i might go with lipo in the future, but right now, i don't really need to. besides i have a bad habit of leaving my batteries unattended when charginghttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ngry_smile.gif

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I gave my Nimh batts away within 10 minutes of my first lipo.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Lipo-Battery-Low...item43a4c7576f

Phew, if thats expensive you really shouldnt be in this hobby...

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That makes the car look cheap

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I think you are a good honest young guy....but SEROUSLY! Don't knok it until you tried it. I just charged two packs tonight....and Iwas nearby....in my hobby/computer room....no issues......

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I really hope you're not serious... with a body on you don't even know its there. I have 2 of them and they're great.

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That is very dangerous. You should never leave an NiMh or NiCd unattended while charging either.

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Coming from the guy whose electrical connections are knots:eek:

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My low voltage alarm cost $6, Very loud and small. Lost it in my tamiya df02 because i didn't secure it so it got caught in the wheel and off it went never to be seen again.

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Forgot to mention, most bl esc's have lvc, my ezrun 35amp and 60amps have adgustable ones.

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I had 8 nihm packs for my 1/16 scale brushless revo, i got one 3 cell lipo and never even touched my nihms again, instantly bought lipos for my planes and my boats, i even have lipos in my Spektrum Transtmitters "Dx3 and Dx7".
Nihms are for the people who dont wanna spend the money for the switch. But its more than worth it.

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id guys. honestly i do love my nimh. last night i just replaced one cell to get back the the 9.6v nimh. modifying to a 9 cell seemed way too complicated. i woul have wires everywhere. for now, im satisfied with my nimh bandit. i do hear a lot about lipo, and i just might switch to lipo at some point. probably after i purchase my first home (which is in the next few months) things just seem more important at the moment and i kno some lipo stuff can be cheap, but it does add up. i would love to try lipo guys, but right now since i already have nimh packs i dont see a need to upgrade yet. i'll do it thought, dont worry lol. christmas isn't too far away :)