Fast electric rc cars – All about RC battery tips

After we know about RC batteries and now we need to know tips about how to choose, charging and take care of RC batteries. These tips is actually recommended and implemented by most of advance or professional fast electric rc car community and rc car accessories manufacturer. These tips also will help you to maximize your battery performance and battery long life.
Make a purchase a rc battery.
- Before make a purchase please ask for advised or recommendation from senior or advance fast electric rc car community.
- Always purchase a rc battery from rc cars shop or hobby shop, don’t ever buying from others sources or maker or manufacturer that we never heard.
- Make a purchase base on own budget and your performance requirement.
- Purchase more than one battery or at least two set ( alternate used during charging and play )
- If purchase more than one battery please select from difference manufacturer and make a comparison which one is suit or better performance to you or your fast electric rc car. ( if you plan to make a comparison by your self )
Batteries charge rate and discharge:
When you purchase the battery, follow charging instruction recommended by manufacturer. Normally it will take long period at first charge. For discharge or drained your batteries, NiCad batteries should be discharge after each cycle of usage to maintain it performance and battery long life, it much difference compare to NiMH batteries, you don’t need to do as NiCad batteries. Don’t forget to let your batteries break for 2 to 3 minutes to cool down before starting to discharge.
NiMH .
Many advance or professional racer recommended that 5 to 6 amps are most
suitable for 3300 batteries and for 3000 batteries at 4 to 5 amps.
NiCad
Best charging rate for this type of batteries is 4 to 5 amps.
( Base on 2400 batteries )
Batteries storage:
NiMH
If the battery pack will not used for a long period, it is better to charge the battery for one minute before storing.
NiCad
Put 30% of charge back into your batteries and run it at lease once a week if you store it for a long period.
Others:
- Higher amps charging will result in more acceleration, but total running time short. For the longest running time and battery long life, charge at lower rate.
- Use cooling fan to reduce heat during charging.
- Always take out batteries from your car and store into special box to avoid short circuit between them.