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You say that now, but trust me, you wont need another charger for more than 5 years!
I love mine, and have never had a problem with it!

im sure its a great chargr!!! i dont doubt it one bit!! but ive been thinkin bout maybe just stayin with the ni-cd batts. but ya never kno!!!

not nicad, nimhs are better now days, they have a higher capacity, are more durable, and have higher voltage ratings.

K ill hav to check those out thanx bro!!!!!!

Wut do you think bout this one??-http://www.thetoyz.com/cart/thetoyz_details.lasso?id=9968&cat_name=BATTERIES#

That looks good. But before you buy it ask Shaun(he'll probably see this, if not you could PM him). I think it was him (on another site we were on) who posted a link to a discount battery place. They had great deals and even custom made packs... I want to say it was something like cheapbatteries.com but I'm not sure now...there is a cheapbatteries.com but he may have had a different place that is cheaper.

www.cheapbatterypacks.com They are not cheapo batteries, and the quality is far from cheap.

What charger are you using right now? The Super Brain 960 is a very nice charger, and can be purchased for $50 brand new.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=MRCRB960

Its been a great charger so far, I have it for around 2 years.

For batteries I would suggest either going through

www.maxamps.com
www.cheapbatterypacks.com

I would really recommend a 977 like MTM posted, a good charger will last you a long time, and take car of you, and your batteries.

How ever for some cheap run around battery packs, when you go into your local hobby shop, they should have some 1500mah NICD packs for around $12-$14.

im just using a cheap charger i picked up at radioshack, but it charges my 3300mah ni-cd batt in 15 min. and ill have to look into that super brain 960!! Thanx for the help bro!!!!

Now the super brain 960 doesn't charge lipo batteries. But its a good nicd/nimh charger.

The only problem with "fast chargers" is that, when you charge a battery at a high amperage rate, its really hard on the cells, and the life time of that battery will die quickly.

I normally charge my packs at 3.0amps, and thats even a little high. It doesn't take much longer either, I would say about 20-30 minutes(total time). Normally at comps I run a 1500 2/3A 6 cell flat pack, I can charge it at 1.5amps, in between runs, and it will be done in about 35-45 minutes.

The wait seems long, but its the best thing when you can do with your batteries, I run 3000mah packs in my drifter, and last time I ran, I got a little over an hour of runtime.

That's pretty good, I get about 25 minutes of run time with a 1800 nicad that I charge at 1.5 amps. And I'm running a 12 turn double in it too. Now with my other pack I charge at 3.0 amps, it's about 10 minutes of run time. That just shows that taking care of your batteries pays off, and a little wait won't hurt anything except patience. Plus I forgot to mention that a battery charging at3.0 amps takes a lot longer to cool down than a battery charged at 1.5 amps because the stress on the cells is so high.

Schwenzo

i got the 977 and it is sweeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt, well worth the 100 i can do my ep 4200 in an hour and i get about 20 min maybe more on them witha 19t but i'll be using my 15t from now on cuz i can clear a double that i could barly clear half with my 19t


the lug

Sweet!!!! im very highly considering that super brain 960!!!!!!

i really like my 977 and it can do Li's and gels cels and lead acid

and you can charge 2 batts at once, but only 1 dischage

the lug

One thing though, if you're just bashing then a couple of $12 packs and a cheap quick charger is great because you can charge one pack while you kill another one or two. And at $12-15 a pack or so who cares if you kill them a little sooner?

If your racing you should be using a racing only pack anyway, there's no reason to kill a good pack just bashing.

Ya thats true and i do a lil of both but mainl bashing so i may pik up that 3600mah nimh batt and a couple of those $12-$15 batts.

a venom 1800 nicad is $17.99 and has good durability and run time.

Schwenzo

^^^Awsome!!! ill have to look round and see wut i can find!!

I charge my 2/3 1500 6 packs at 2.20 amps (mostly for racing) and i still get a good 35 minutes on them, but i get amazing performance very similar to a lipo.

R u serious!? thats awsome!!!

it all on how you charge the packs, the lower the amp rate, the more run time, the higher the amps, you get more voltage, and better performance.

Thats general rule supposedly works for nicads and nimhs only, but the racers have been axperimenting, and its looking like lipos are affected the same way

I may just grab this one real soon cuz its on sale-http://www.thetoyz.com/cart/thetoyz_details.lasso?id=9789&cat_name=BATTERIES#

Thats for a reciever, it has very small gauge wire, dont get it.

Oh.. lol thanx for the warning i almost bot it wel how bout this 1, it is a nicd tho but still looks like a good batt-http://www.thetoyz.com/cart/thetoyz_details.lasso?id=9412&cat_name=BATTERIES

wow i keep forgetting that you guys are runnin' 1/18th i see 1500 at 30 min and am like i'm missin' somthing here,

i've had these for almost 2 years and still get descet preformace but nothin' on my ep's at all,
n/m they discont.

but these are decent paks
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXTJH2&P=7

the lug

I would personally go for a 3300mah pack or higher if your going to race every now and then. It will give you the 5min run times you need if you charge it at a higher rate to increase the voltage.

Thanx for the link lug! looks like a great batt!!! and im currently runnin a 3300 but its goin bad so im thinkin bout tryin to find a 3000mah-3300mah batt along with the 2400mah.