Higher Ni-cd

[Nairb]

Dude, I've bought 3 2400 packs since I got my 3000 and they all have very similar runtime when used in my truck. If you don't have a NiMH charger, just get some 2400s. You'll be happy with them.

[pmpnep]

Thanks I didnt know if there were higher Mah Ni-cd batterys out ther yet. but if you said they have about the same runtime thne I will stick to ni-cd.

[Grizzbob]

No, right now 2400's are the highest capacity sub-C NiCds available, but a few years down the road, who knows? When I got started, the best we could get was a 1700mah SCE cell, which made NiMh's look rock-solid reliable by comparison. Most people used 1200mah cells, that had better voltage, punch, & could handle the everyday rigors of racing(the high amp charging & discharging). We never would've dreamed then that we'd have 2400mah cells that could take so much abuse, but here they are. Really, we don't need anything more than 3000mah for racing right now, until the NiMh's become a bit more reliable we'll be fine with what we have . Also, it might be awhile before we see the next improvement. 2400's haven't been around long(just over a year), & they're really pushing it on how much material they can squeeze in a sub-C cell.... http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif

[foo]

From what I've heard, you probably won't ever see higher capacity NiCd's in Sub-C size. Any future battery will probably be a NiMh. Has to do with the environmental impact that Cadmium has. I think it's also easier to squeeze more capacity into NiMh cells.

But this is just hearsay and speculation.. But don't forget that these batteries weren't made for the RC industry. (They didn't used to be anyway.. ) The batteries generally get put to industrial use like cordless tools. RC guys then come along and pick what appears to be suitable to the application. Same with connectors/plugs. Powerpoles/Sermos/Duratrax/Acer connectors are all the same thing and are made by a company called Andersons. They're used for connecting forklift batteries and such like. Corally/Orion/Peak plugs are made by Multi-Connect. I'm not sure about Deans.. maybe they were specifically designed.. Tamiya plugs are generic connectors made by quite a few different companies.

[pmpnep]

Does anyone know why the highest Ni-cd is 2400?? Why can't they make a bigger one like the 3000's. Some of you are probably wonderng why don't I just get Ni-mh, Because I don't want to buy a another expensive charger, and plus I don't know how to charge them.

[Nairb]

This is what I think needs to happen: the next innovation should be cells with higher voltage. Either we should move on to high-capacity sub-c cells with higher voltage, so we can use less and hence, carry less weight. Maybe we could start using different cells with more voltage and high mAh. Whatever way we do it, we should start cutting down on weight and keep 7.2 volts and at least 2400 mAh combined. Just imagine if we could get the same power and runtime out of a 4 cell pack that we currently get from our 6 cell packs. That would be cool.

Example: cell phones. I've had 3 cell phones so far and each has been a HUGE improvement over the last. My current phone is smaller and lighter than my first phone's battery! Yet, it lasts longer and has just as much power. This phone's battery is so tiny; it hardly weighs a few ounces. If we could have such improvements in our battery technology, just think of the difference it would make. Even if we couldn't get quite the same voltage, brushless motors will make the most of what's available with their high efficiency.

Sanyo, get to work!

[Elusive]

Why dosent Sanyo or Panasonic make a Battery just for RC cars.. like ONE single flat cell
so we dont have to worrie about individual chargeing/dischargeing and Matching cells.

[rcconcept]

Hey Foo look at the U.S.Legislation & you`ll find out that tha states only mercury type batteries are bannned.Check out this site

http://members.tripod.com/bbalak/batterycare.htm This guy mentions the above stuff

[pmpnep]

<font color="green">I think 2400's are extremely high Mah.It's just i thought if I ask before I went out and bought some batterys i wanted to know the stats.I hate it when I buy something that is the latest and greatest and 1 week later it has twice the power,or capacity, speed,etc. The reason I said I don't know how to charge them is because the comments at Towerhobbies said that after the peak volt has been fulfilled the chargerer doesn't know that, hence lowering the voltage and damaging the cells.

The other thing is I care about run time and thats about it(I dont race as you can see).I was thinking about combining two baterys in paralell.would that beb too much weght in a T3.(12 cells)