Transmitter Batteries

[Nitro Power Kid]

Sorry guys, this is probably an incredibly stupid question, but I have to find out... I have a 3PDF coming in the mail and want to get nicads for it. I know about individual "AA" nicads for transmitters and I know about transmitter packs... You have your charger and all of that, but do the individual cells work in a transmitter?
I know for a pack you take the standard battery case out.
Thanks alot....

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[Oyster]

I've been using Radio Shack NIMH AA's. You can buy them in a 4 pack with a charger for 20 bucks. I bought two, and they've saved me a lot of money. 1500MAH baby! :) They also carry 1600MAH AA NIMH's, but I haven't seen then paired with a charger.

Just for info, my batteries last hours, and they charge in just a few hours. Hope this helps ya!

- jon

[Nitro Power Kid]

Thanks clam! I mean oyster...

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[rcski]

Yaaaa WI.

[pudder]

Hmmm, I should get some of those maybe when I get my nitro back and runnign again... I will probably just get a battery back for it though, and for my XR3/

-mike

[XXXER]

I know that Dynamite, and Duratrax makes some. They cost like 25 bucks for the whole kit, and that comes with batteries, and a charger. The batteries that are commonly placed with them are the Sanyo 700mah NiCD's. The charger is a slow, wall charger, but, hey if you have a nicer peak charger, stick em on there, do not charge them over 1A, but, I really reccomend you stick with a lower, like a .05A charge

-Steve

[pudder]

Hobbico and Sanyo both make RX packs, I'm sure there is more companies that do, but that is two of them that I saw in tower.

-mike

[Crazy Canuck]

If an 8 cell alkaline set puts out 12 volts, then wouldnt you need 10 rechargables to get the same voltage?

[pudder]

Every alakine puts out 1.5 volts, and I believe rechargeables put out 1.2. Someone please back me up here?

-mike

[Hairball]

Just for general knowledge, if you use 8 AA NiCDs or NiHMs in your TXs battery holder, a lot of the new charger (Like the Novak Millennium Pro) can charge those batterys for you.

I use my MPro to charge all 8 AA NiHMs at once. It rules. :)

[pudder]

Some radio's have special packs that you can buy, or they come with the radio. I would just go for the rechargables, because if you are gonna use alakine's, you'll eventually be spending more than it would be for just a rachargable pack, and you could settle for couple less volts.

-mike

[brknwheel]

Alkilines have more voltage than rechargable batteries. More voltage at the amplifier stage in the transmitter equals a stronger transmitted signal. More range, etc.

[Rotorranch]

Pudder and Brknwheel have it right! Alkalines will give you more voltage, = more TX power, than NiCads will, as long as you use the same number of cells.

I use nicads here, my kid uses alkalines. Both seem to be acceptable. He likes the fact that his meter reads higher on the alkalines. I like the fact that I just recharge the things.


Rotor

[Crazy Canuck]

Yeah, I like the idea of rechargables, but my XR2 needs at least 9 volts to operate without this annoying beeping sound. 8 NiCds would give oit 9.6 volts, so Id have to recharge every hour and a half.

[pudder]

My XR3 also needs 9.0 volts before it starts beeping. :mad: It is annoying, but makes you change your batts. I got 12.6 or so volts from alakine batts yesterday! :eek: But I do want a rechargeable pack so I don't have to buy new ones, and I don't drive too much, so I could recharge it after like avery run or whatever. They put 5 cells in rx thus putting out the full 6 volts, right?

-mike