Hello all, seriously looking at getting into a new Arrma Kraton V4 and this will be my first E-Car (preciously all gas), just adding up some of the additional costs. Looking for recommendations on which battery or batteries everyone is using and a good charger. Not looking to go super expensive but at the same time I don’t want to go cheap on something that is junk either. Any help would be great! I’ve searched on here already and see so many options I’m torn on what to get.
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Without going for the best of the best, I think the Turnigy Heavy Duty would be a great option that lasts for years.
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-battery-heavy-duty-5000mah-6s-60c-lipo-pack-xt-90.html
You could also get two 3s LiPo Packs as the Kraton's original wiring is setup for that configuration. If you had a charger that supported charging 2 batteries at the same time it would charge a little faster than charging a single 6s pack.
If you might look into a dual LiPo charger the Venom is a good price point and of good quality. (I have their 4x100 watt charger)
https://www.vertigodrones.com/Venom-Pro-Duo-Charger-_p_280.html
*edit - if you get 6s packs you will want something stronger than 100watts per channel
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-battery-heavy-duty-5000mah-6s-60c-lipo-pack-xt-90.html
You could also get two 3s LiPo Packs as the Kraton's original wiring is setup for that configuration. If you had a charger that supported charging 2 batteries at the same time it would charge a little faster than charging a single 6s pack.
If you might look into a dual LiPo charger the Venom is a good price point and of good quality. (I have their 4x100 watt charger)
https://www.vertigodrones.com/Venom-Pro-Duo-Charger-_p_280.html
*edit - if you get 6s packs you will want something stronger than 100watts per channel
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I like the Turnigy graphene batteries. For bashing you don't want a big heavy pack. Thats why I run these ones here. https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-graphene-3000mah-3s-75c-lipo-pack-w-xt90.html Quality and not to bad on cost to me. On sale now to for 32 each. If you want cheap pack I know the Floureon ones are legit. I have two.
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Their are many threads in here on that subject. The options are long. Read up and make your own decision. I recently got the V4 and use this battery because it's
designed to fit the Kraton battery tray.
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2 Awanfi 3s 5000mah 60c cost me $78 on amazon
Working great so far
Working great so far
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Hi @Katz2003 and welcome to the forum. Have a look through the stickies in this electronics section of the forum. Many opinions based on power and budget. Happy reading
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How long do you get out of 3000 mAh? I was scared to go less than 5000
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Yes you would. Arrma recommends minimum 35c 5000 mAh
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New V4 has IC5 plug and the EC5 is a direct fit. If you're buying a new battery you can get them with the EC5 like the battery I shown above and have to solder nothing. So in that case No!
I just started running 3S and bought 4 of the HRB5000mah 50C 3S packs ($160 via ebay yowooworld8) to run in my outcast. Get around 15-17 minutes on a pair. I just picked up a pair of Hobbystar 6200mah 3S packs ($100 shipped from rcjuice) to try out as well.
Up until I started 6S a month ago, I ran 4S for 8 months and used a 2 sets of SMC 7400mah 2S packs. They did fine, but I wanted more speed/power than 4S has to offer. I'll likely still use those packs in my ERBE and SavageFlux as both of those have a harder time living on 6S power.
Up until I started 6S a month ago, I ran 4S for 8 months and used a 2 sets of SMC 7400mah 2S packs. They did fine, but I wanted more speed/power than 4S has to offer. I'll likely still use those packs in my ERBE and SavageFlux as both of those have a harder time living on 6S power.
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How long did it take for shipping? I show they are shipping out of China!I just started running 3S and bought 4 of the HRB5000mah 50C 3S packs ($160 via ebay yowooworld8) to run in my outcast. Get around 15-17 minutes on a pair. I just picked up a pair of Hobbystar 6200mah 3S packs ($100 shipped from rcjuice) to try out as well.
Up until I started 6S a month ago, I ran 4S for 8 months and used a 2 sets of SMC 7400mah 2S packs. They did fine, but I wanted more speed/power than 4S has to offer. I'll likely still use those packs in my ERBE and SavageFlux as both of those have a harder time living on 6S power.
The didn't take long. Bought them on 3/26, received them on 3/29. The listing shows California. I made an offer to buy 4 of them for $40 each and they accepted.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HRB-5000mA...RAXXAS-SPARTAN-Boat-4x4-Car-Heli/323552907566
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Ahh, I was looking at the ones with the Ec5 connector not the traxxas connector. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-HRB-3S-...442791?hash=item1a4fc4bb67:g:dyMAAOSwHPNbA-uu
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hello! new to this forum and I just got myself an Kraton v4 and I was just wondering if 2 of these batteries will fit?
https://www.amazon.com/Dynamite-B3811EC-Reaction-11-1V-5000mAh/dp/B00N5WL5KE
thx
https://www.amazon.com/Dynamite-B3811EC-Reaction-11-1V-5000mAh/dp/B00N5WL5KE
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Yes they will fit. I actually ended up going with HRB branded batteries with the Ec5 connectors. They have been working flawless and all cells are within .01 of each other. And they are a lot cheaper. I believe I got a 6s 5000mah for 75ish bucks. And 2 3s batteries for close to 80
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Welcome to the forum and congratulations on the new Kraton!
I ended up trying the hrb 3s 5000mah 50C's as well. $160 shipped for 4 off ebay for my outcast. Got better performance/run time out of a pair of hobbystar 6200 3S 50C's though ($100 shipped for the pair). They felt a bit more punchy and got 4-5 more minutes of run time. But I don't think those will fit in my ERBEv1 if I ever switch over to 6S in that... which isn't very likely anyway. So, if they hold up, I may buy another pair... but 3 sets should get me as much run time as I'd need, so will likely just run what I have until they start dying them depending on which last longer, go with those next time.
