Hi can somebody recommend a cheap 2c lipo battery and charger for my sons ftx brushed vantage please?

[harry87]

Hi can somebody recommend a cheap 2c lipo battery and charger for my sons ftx brushed vantage please?

[Gampla]

I wouldnt go cheap for a lipo you would need to spend around £50+ for a good set that will last

This link will show you what could happen with a lipo explosion

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[harry87]

Yh I know all that he doesnt use it much so dont want to be spending to much 

[harry87]

50 is fine for a battery and charger if it's a worth while though pal

[Glenn75]

I've used voltz lipos seem to be good compromise between price and quality I've had no problems with them,used them in my ftx for six months did find the 5000mah 50c a bit to much for the diffs ,so stuck to 3500 mah 20c seem to be kinder on the drive train .you also said it was brushed be careful with lipos and brushed motor

[Gampla]

Also don't cheap out on a charger get one with a balanced charge feature

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[gunja99]

17 hours ago, Glenn75 said:

I've used voltz lipos seem to be good compromise between price and quality I've had no problems with them,used them in my ftx for six months did find the 5000mah 50c a bit to much for the diffs ,so stuck to 3500 mah 20c seem to be kinder on the drive train .you also said it was

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brushed be careful with lipos and brushed motor

 

I'm about to use Lipo on a brushed motor, with a HW 1060 ESC, what do I need to be careful of?

[harry87]

Anybody know any reasonably priced chargers?

[Glenn75]

When I changed to lipo from nimh on brushed ruined my standard motor pretty quick, think it's maybe to much power or they just overheat because of longer run times, I swapped to brushless set up and ran it on nimh and lipo  and found the nimh set up more than fast enough for my ten year old also less broken parts.

[harry87]

It's the battery not lasting very long that's the problem for him and could do with it being a bit faster hes more than comfortable at this speed 

[Glenn75]

What mah batteries are you using, also brushless is more efficient than brushed 

[harry87]

1800 the 1 that came with it, the only thing I've changed so far is pinion and spur 

[Glenn75]

If you want longer run time change to 5000mah batteries .

[harry87]

He wants more speed also though hense the lipo

[Gampla]

He wants more speed also though hense the lipo

Then you would need brushless motor esc lipo battery and a few drive train mods

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[Logie]

He will get better run time and more speed off a lipo, i have been using Zee batteries from Ebay on multiple cars. 2s and 3s, all been great. All cells closely matched when charging/discharging.

 

Imax B6 V2 charger is a good starting charger, got all the features you need for a lipo

[harry87]

Cheers buddy I'll look into them

[harry87]

I bought him a 5000 mah for now but its wearing the tyres out fast can anybody recommend an upgrade of wheels? It has very minimal grip too, And also is there anyway of making it faster without changing lipo or turning it brushless?

[Gampla]

I bought him a 5000 mah for now but its wearing the tyres out fast can anybody recommend an upgrade of wheels? It has very minimal grip too, And also is there anyway of making it faster without changing lipo or turning it brushless?

Swap out spur pinion gears

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[harry87]

I've already upgraded the spur n pinion, any other ideas? N what wheel could I get for him please?

[Gampla]

I've already upgraded the spur n pinion, any other ideas? N what wheel could I get for him please?

What are you using atm

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[harry87]

Hobbywing pinion n spur new battery 5000 mah n nothing else else atm  I dont want to go mad on this thing because they seem week, but would like a bit more speed for him and a bit more traction 

[Gampla]

Hobbywing pinion n spur new battery 5000 mah n nothing else else atm  I dont want to go mad on this thing because they seem week, but would like a bit more speed for him and a bit more traction 

Are you on road or off roading


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[harry87]

On road atm but he wants to some grass jumps though