you will loose 1.2v if you use 4 cells i dont think steering would be that good on 4.8v.
i dont really have a problem with run time i can get a few hours out of it.
are you running stock servos.
I still use the battery that came with mine seems fine to me and its running 3 ace servos, I have a venom 1600 but I think its a bit dodgy hay.
so I wont recomend that brand (could just have a dud), intellect 1600 thats seems to be good to.
also make sure your end points are set so your not waisting the battery power
I have had pretty good runs with 1400mAh NiMh packs considering I use all digital ultra/super torque servos; one of these packs will last me a good days bashing (trouble is I bash multiple vehicles).
I have the Protek 2300 mAh LiPo for the LST2 which seems a pretty popular choice with all the usual advantages (and those potential risks) of LiPo.
However to do it on the cheap for long runtimes I reckon a DIY hump pack made from 5 2500 mAh NiMh cells would be pretty sweet if you strapped it onto your front shock tower. Bear in mind not all packs need to have all the cells close to each other, especially if you install the unit as a permanent pack like I have on my MG16 with a charge socket on the radio box:see below(the socket is beside the switch)...
I get massive run time from this Rx pack al though have not put more than 7 tanks through in one charge as I usually have multiple toys to bash..
i got ten tanks ,about 3hrs run time today with sk motion 5 cell hump pack today in my savage,and it was still going strong,fail safe is set to kick in at 4.2 volts and as yet has not done so running this pack.i reckon i might get 5 or so hrs out of it.in my 3 hrs bashing today it was not switched off once.
Jamezy, did you listen when I told you about the 2700mah pack at Tempe. There is WAY bigger then 1400mah
CLICK HERE to link to eBay and have a look at this 2700mah pack
or
CLICK HERE and have a look at the one I bought for my Hyper 8.5 which works great and lasts AGES! This is also a Sanyo pack and Sanyo are very good quality batteries
Both packs are around $40 - $50 mate. How much would you pay for a 1400mah pack?
The more mAh you can get the better! And you want to stick to 6v so you can get the most out of your servos
Yeah the connector that goes to my battery pack from receiver i have to umm kinda force it in because the stock battery back isnt meant for the spektrum receiver the cord but anyway it fits and it works.
Ahah main event dont get angry !!! Reason i had second thoughts about what you were saying about the 2700mah because i was talking to someone and said the highest mah pack for lst2 is 1400 but yeah thanks a million
See you this sunday anyway
PS where will that pack fit ? and does that connector fit my receiver
The 4x battery holder that came with the dx3.0 my step dad is adding 1 more battery slot hes good with that stuff and we can find a place to put it on the lst2
Hmm why cant it be at the bottom covered some how or something like that i dont know ahah ill find a way
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