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Old 03-12-2008 | 10:46 PM
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will this pack improve my steering power over the 4 aa's by much???. how long will it last compared with the aa's. oh and with the different millamps, is that just how long the battery is going to last or the power of it????

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Ofna-1100mah-Rece...QQcmdZViewItem
Old 03-12-2008 | 11:22 PM
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mAh is the capacity of the cell. The pack when charged will be around 6 volts. 4 alkalines = 6 volts. Get a stronger steering servo.
Old 03-13-2008 | 12:52 AM
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lol that to but i want a rechargeable pak anyways.
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mAh is the capacity of the cell. The pack when charged will be around 6 volts. 4 alkalines = 6 volts. Get a stronger steering servo.
when it's fully charged it will be more than 6 volts
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I would go bigger than the 1100. got 14-1600.
Old 03-13-2008 | 09:46 AM
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Get a Gorilla and get the Monkey off your back
Old 03-13-2008 | 11:08 AM
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becouse the batteries standerd alcilines are about 700Mah and that pack is 1100Mah per cell
Alcilines = 1.5Volts x 4 = 6 Vots
Ni-mh = 1.2 volts x 5 = 7.2 volts...

so it will put out more voltage and have a small bit of more power! but to make a big difrence get the futaba s3305 for lots of power or a litter cheeper the s3010
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lol, bro, 1.2 x 5 is 6 not 7.2 [X(]
Old 03-13-2008 | 12:23 PM
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[&:] sory... hahaha i think my calculator is screwed up or something... or i just pushed a wrong button!
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And what battery back (hunp pack) would you recomend?
Old 03-13-2008 | 12:33 PM
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the higher mah the better, i would say get a 1600
Old 03-13-2008 | 12:41 PM
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i saw a 2800 at my LHS for 20$
Old 03-13-2008 | 12:47 PM
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thats even better bro, not a bad price either
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Ya they had it on sale at my LHS it is Gp 2800mah cells 5 cell hump pack
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I'll check the voltage of my orion 1600mAh 5 cell rx
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6.0 M8 [link=http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/2018/]Its not a Gorilla any more[/link]
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umm will any 6 volt charger work with the right end for the hump packs????
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oh and how much longer will a 1600mah last compared with 4 aa's?????
Old 03-13-2008 | 06:56 PM
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yes but charging time will depend on the amount of mah the charger puts out and you should get at least the same run time from a 1600, its hard to say how much more time since it really depends on the driving (how much the servo's are used)
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They will last alot longer. Its always a good idea to get a fail safe just incase. Not any 6v charger will work either. You need something that will charge at a slow rate and preferbebly something that shuts automaticaly.. I have a traxxas charger that I charge all my batteries with and it works awsome. Its regulated and shuts off when charged.
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just purchased a brushless system for my tornado exp . installed the system everything works great. pulled it out the next day and ran it then the battery blew up. can anyone tell me why? it was a redcat 1800 i purchased a venom 3000 nimh will this work?
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maybe the draw on the battery was too much and it couldnt handle it, the venom should handle it fine, contact redcat and let them know that the battery blew up and make sure it not a defect or problem with the batteries.

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