Kraton Battery Brand Options

[Heliguy]

I'm looking to pull the trigger on a Kraton 6s. My question is, what other battery brand options are there for the Kraton?

 

[Moirae]

I'm a big fan of yowoo graphene 100c batteries. Much more punch to them than zee/socokin/etc etc

 

[Cereal_killer]

Everyone has a preference. I started out with zee. Which was a good battery.. but chnl is my preference now.

 

[Monster Dork]

Hoovo 100C offers good performance at a fair price (2 for $115 at Amazon). Same with Zee. There are only a couple of hobby Lipo factories in China, just a difference in spec. Like everything in the China wok, you shouldn't choose the cheapest or the most expensive battery you can find, go for the best price-performance value instead.

 

[pug]

CNHL is my favorite, Liperior is also great. I found that Zeee LiPos don’t last that long (runtime).

 

[morrjr71]

Zeee and Hoovo batteries have been good for me for most of my RC vehicles, but I currently run Spektrum 4s 5000mah 100c batteries in my Kraton.

 

[Heliguy]

I'm a big fan of yowoo graphene 100c batteries. Much more punch to them than zee/socokin/etc etc

Thank you. I know there are some older battery threads. Since different lipo’s seem to come out every week, I figured I’d ask about what’s current.

 

[MambaSenton]

Zeeeeeeeeeee run time n punch is

 

[Heliguy]

Do you guys prefer 2 3s packs or 1 6s pack?

Is the only way to know if a pack is compatible with the Kraton is by going thru battery dimensions one at a time? Or can you look them up by the model of the vehicle?

 

[MambaSenton]

I prefer 1 6s. I’ve always checked by dimension or comment/reviews left on batt

 

[Moirae]

Zeeeeeeeeeee run time n punch is

Hahaha I thought that too before I bought yowoo graphene. Zee's were actually my first batteries and I thought they were awesome lol and a few weeks later I decided to try graphene's on a whim. A lil more expensive than the Zee's but I noticed an improvement in performance IMMEDIATELY. The difference was actually bonkers, it felt like I had a whole new motor in the rig. I was actually pissed off I was 3 days after the return period ended on the zee's. I would have returned them and got my money back but now I just have them sitting here and I don't know when I will actually use them because it's hard to justify putting in the weaker battery.

 

[MambaSenton]

Hahaha I thought that too before I bought yowoo graphene. Zee's were actually my first batteries and I thought they were awesome lol and a few weeks later I decided to try graphene's on a whim. A lil more expensive than the Zee's but I noticed an improvement in performance IMMEDIATELY. The difference was actually bonkers, it felt like I had a whole new motor in the rig. I was actually pissed off I was 3 days after the return period ended on the zee's. I would have returned them and got my money back but now I just have them sitting here and I don't know when I will actually use them because it's hard to justify putting in the weaker battery.

No kidding that’s very interesting. Yea I have no complaints with the 6s 6k 100c n 3s 8k 100c, was actually about to order a set of 5500s 120c 3s to run in the k6 since it’s still dual connectors.

I’ll have to check out the yowoo’s!

 

[craig72]

I've been a long time SMC Racing fan. I have many 3s (running duals in the Nero) and 6s packs. Never had an issue with quality or performance.

 

[Radiocontrolsoul]

I like my turnigy graphene pack the most

 

[Moirae]

I think it was @jondilly1974 that did a nice comparison video on YouTube between 3 good brands.

 

[dimsdale]

I’ve been running with this battery NHX Muscle Pack 6S 22.2V 6500mAh 100C Lipo Battery w/ EC5 Connector #6S6500-100EC5
for over a year, with nearly daily runs (live near a field, and take the Kraton 6S out for my Australian Shepard to chase around).
From nitro hobbies, their NHX battery. I think NHX is their house brand? Can’t really tell. Took a chance on it and been very pleased.
Battery is $150, but has been amazing. Also, they fit in the standard factory Kraton 6S battery caddy on the car w/o any mods. After beating the crap out of it crashing and flipping, and recharging 1 or 2X daily since early Dec 2020 and barely even beginning to puff out.

 

[Heliguy]

It looks like for me the yowoo graphene might be the way to go.

What is the largest pack I could use for the 6s Kraton and what is the part number?

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

I think it was @jondilly1974 that did a nice comparison video on YouTube between 3 good brands.

@slick2500 posted a spreadsheet with value per punch list and rating, I can't find it now

 

[Moirae]

It looks like for me the yowoo graphene might be the way to go.

What is the largest pack I could use for the 6s Kraton and what is the part number?

I think the biggest battery they have is 6000 mah which is what I have. I don't know if they have only singles, but I bought this It doesn't require soldering a new connector if you're using stock kraton electronics.

 

[Heliguy]

Thank you. Are there any good budget 6s batteries out there?