Fast electric rc cars – To know about RC Battery

When we talk about fast electric rc car speed, one of thing in our mind is battery. Battery is one of important part of fast electric rc car. It function is to generate a power to fast electric rc car, without that the fast electric rc car won’t be run. Battery also is one of the part which ensure how fast and how long your rc car can run especially to someone who have plan to enter in rc car race or competition.
You can find a few type of battery in the market today, and of course it will make us confuse to choose which are the best to be used for your fast electric rc car.
There are two type of battery which is commonly use by fast electric rc car community today :
1) Nickel Cadmium ( Ni-Cd )
2) Nickel Metal Hydride ( Ni-Mh )

Nickel Cadmium Batteries.( Ni-Cd )
This type of battery had already been used since long time ago. You can choose from a various capacity such as 1400mAh, 1500mAh, 1700mAh, 2000mAh, 2400mAh and 3000mAh. In term of cost, this type of battery is cheaper and lowers capacity in the market. The most popular capacity which commonly used are 1500mAh and 2400mAh, this is because this range of capacity are easily to get.
Battery 1500mAh is sold in one pack ( standard packing ), it contain 6 pcs battery which had already soldered and packed in plastic, it’s has become a easiest battery to used, maintained and stored. This battery is the best choice and suitable for beginner who are used stock motor for their electric rc car and remember, this battery is not suitable to used at fast electric rc cars which is assemble with modified motor.
Battery 2400mAh is more expensive compared to battery 1500mAh, and it’s comes or sole separately (piece by piece) and need to solder with battery bars. Advantage of this battery are, it has ability to generate your fast electric rc car run faster and longer running time than battery pack with 1500mAh capacity.

Nickel Metal Hydride batteries ( Ni-Mh )
This is the battery which was created with latest technology and was created since 1999 and compliant to environment expect. This battery can easily recycle compared to nickel cadmium which is difficult to recycle.
In term of performance this type of battery can perform much better than nickel cadmium. Minimum capacity for this type of battery available in the market is 3000mAh but you can find a higher capacity today and it’s become the most popular because it has ability to generate faster in speed and longer run time compared to nickel cadmium.
This type of battery are specially created and build for advance or professional rc community and suitable for fast electric rc cars, therefore it’s normally comes or sole separately in the market and need to soldered. In term of price, of course it’s expensive.