NiMh battery life

[jcole134]

As a side note : One 2000 mah Nimh is not the other 2000mah NiMh.

The NiMh’s included in a lot of tanks from Heng Long, Taigen, Torro and whatnot, are usually of a dismal, bottom-of-the-barrel quality.
The ‘stock ‘ NiMh will, indeed seldomly run more than 12 to 15minutes.. if You’re lucky. They also lose capacity like mad when stored away or after a few cycles. They’re just utter rubbish, the lowest of the lowest. Only useful as running-in batteries for brushed motors.

However, I run some high-quality LRP and Associated 2000mah NiMh packs, and they last up to 25 minutes. Thing is, they drop voltage rather quick, so the LiPo/LiIon cutoff built-in in the recent Tank Controllers ( anyone with multiple sounds and on 2.4ghz) hàs a habit of cutting the fun short when using a lot of functions at the same time.

The LiIon 1800 mah cells that are nowadays ‘stock’ in at least Heng Long tanks, last up to half an hour, and will only trigger the voltage cutoff in the last 2 to 3 minutes. ( or when using a volt-up for a smoker, and some speedier motors for the turret and barrel allthewhile wrestling through grass.. )

In hefty all-metal tanks it -unsurprisingly- drops to 15 to 20 minutes. In those I prefer LiPo’s. A Shorty 4000mah 25c LiPo will last an hour or more in my 6.1 equipped, metal wheels and tracks 4.5kg T72’s. Admiral 3500 LiIons get something like 45 to 50 minutes before the cutoff ‘cuts’ the fun ‘off’ .. A little less when long-can 390-motors are involved. Those dó like their Amps.

Having said all that, a nice, weighty, big capacity 5000mah NiMh is great for getting some extra weight down below in the hull, which quite seriously improves track grip and will also run about an hour. Provided You went for quality cells. So, If You have the space for them, they’re quite useful still.

Yeah, I noticed to that when recharging the included 2000Mah battery that came with my Torro IS-2 pro edition only reads as 1500 cells recharged on my C1-xr charger. I haven't tested how long my new 5000Mah lasts yet. it's made by Kraftmax racing.

[jcole134]

As a side note : One 2000 mah Nimh is not the other 2000mah NiMh.

The NiMh’s included in a lot of tanks from Heng Long, Taigen, Torro and whatnot, are usually of a dismal, bottom-of-the-barrel quality.
The ‘stock ‘ NiMh will, indeed seldomly run more than 12 to 15minutes.. if You’re lucky. They also lose capacity like mad when stored away or after a few cycles. They’re just utter rubbish, the lowest of the lowest. Only useful as running-in batteries for brushed motors.

However, I run some high-quality LRP and Associated 2000mah NiMh packs, and they last up to 25 minutes. Thing is, they drop voltage rather quick, so the LiPo/LiIon cutoff built-in in the recent Tank Controllers ( anyone with multiple sounds and on 2.4ghz) hàs a habit of cutting the fun short when using a lot of functions at the same time.

The LiIon 1800 mah cells that are nowadays ‘stock’ in at least Heng Long tanks, last up to half an hour, and will only trigger the voltage cutoff in the last 2 to 3 minutes. ( or when using a volt-up for a smoker, and some speedier motors for the turret and barrel allthewhile wrestling through grass.. )

In hefty all-metal tanks it -unsurprisingly- drops to 15 to 20 minutes. In those I prefer LiPo’s. A Shorty 4000mah 25c LiPo will last an hour or more in my 6.1 equipped, metal wheels and tracks 4.5kg T72’s. Admiral 3500 LiIons get something like 45 to 50 minutes before the cutoff ‘cuts’ the fun ‘off’ .. A little less when long-can 390-motors are involved. Those dó like their Amps.


Having said all that, a nice, weighty, big capacity 5000mah NiMh is great for getting some extra weight down below in the hull, which quite seriously improves track grip and will also run about an hour. Provided You went for quality cells. So, If You have the space for them, they’re quite useful still.

Thought I would post this as I just tested the run time for one of the 2000Mah Nimh batteries that came with one of my tanks and in my Torro IS-2 Pro edition tank it lasted over 25 minutes of outdoor driving with noise and smoke. I'd say I hit lucky on that one. As a negative I managed to break the two front suspension guards when I came off a small drop lol.

[General Jumbo01]

As a side note : One 2000 mah Nimh is not the other 2000mah NiMh.

The NiMh’s included in a lot of tanks from Heng Long, Taigen, Torro and whatnot, are usually of a dismal, bottom-of-the-barrel quality.
The ‘stock ‘ NiMh will, indeed seldomly run more than 12 to 15minutes.. if You’re lucky. They also lose capacity like mad when stored away or after a few cycles. They’re just utter rubbish, the lowest of the lowest. Only useful as running-in batteries for brushed motors.

However, I run some high-quality LRP and Associated 2000mah NiMh packs, and they last up to 25 minutes. Thing is, they drop voltage rather quick, so the LiPo/LiIon cutoff built-in in the recent Tank Controllers ( anyone with multiple sounds and on 2.4ghz) hàs a habit of cutting the fun short when using a lot of functions at the same time.

The LiIon 1800 mah cells that are nowadays ‘stock’ in at least Heng Long tanks, last up to half an hour, and will only trigger the voltage cutoff in the last 2 to 3 minutes. ( or when using a volt-up for a smoker, and some speedier motors for the turret and barrel allthewhile wrestling through grass.. )

In hefty all-metal tanks it -unsurprisingly- drops to 15 to 20 minutes. In those I prefer LiPo’s. A Shorty 4000mah 25c LiPo will last an hour or more in my 6.1 equipped, metal wheels and tracks 4.5kg T72’s. Admiral 3500 LiIons get something like 45 to 50 minutes before the cutoff ‘cuts’ the fun ‘off’ .. A little less when long-can 390-motors are involved. Those dó like their Amps.

Having said all that, a nice, weighty, big capacity 5000mah NiMh is great for getting some extra weight down below in the hull, which quite seriously improves track grip and will also run about an hour. Provided You went for quality cells. So, If You have the space for them, they’re quite useful still.

Yeah, I noticed to that when recharging the included 2000Mah battery that came with my Torro IS-2 pro edition only reads as 1500 cells recharged on my C1-xr charger. I haven't tested how long my new 5000Mah lasts yet. it's made by Kraftmax racing.

Long quotes can be very frustrating if you've just read the original, then the first quote, then the second etc.

[jcole134]

Indeed,