Kraton Battery tray dimensions/soft vs hard

[SaltyLocal]

For convenience purposes, I’m looking to pickup a few single brick 6s lipos. Anyone know the K6s V5 battery tray dimensions? I did a search and looked through online manual but didn’t see anything for the 6s. I was looking at some Hoovo 8000mah 6s packs. To big?

HOOVO 6S 22.2V LiPo Battery 8000mAh 100C RC LiPo Batteries Metal Plates with EC5 Plug Compatible with Traxxas UDR RC Car Boat Buggy Truck Tank Racing Hobby(2 Pack) https://a.co/d/fLdeQia

Also, what are your thoughts regarding soft vs hard lips case? I rarely jump the Kraton due to its weight (I leave the jumps to my son and his BR). I normal just run it fast through dirt or grass. Occasionally, on pavement. Happy Holidays Forum!

 

[Stokt]

From the page linked below:

This battery tray will accommodate batteries up to:

1.89 in (48mm) wide

6.22 in (158mm) long

2.76 in (70mm) high

https://www.arrma-rc.com/en/product/battery-tray-set-large/ARAC3095.html

 

[ZooKeeper]

Might I recommend some higher quality batteries for a little more cash?

SMC racing batteries are fantastic and they have this handy Arrma Battery Guide

 

[jkflow]

Hoovo are low quality lately, they used to be good ~ 1 year ago. Stay away or be prepared to buy others rather soon.

Suggest to stick with softcase, at least you can see any damage. Only had bad luck with hard case.

Anything sold on Amazon I'd avoid like the plague, they have all turned to overrated piles of
With that said, they are truly hit or miss on advertised capacity, you might get lucky but 90% of the time you will get the bottom of the barrel.

 

[slick2500]

Hoovo are low quality lately, they used to be good ~ 1 year ago. Stay away or be prepared to buy others rather soon.

Suggest to stick with softcase, at least you can see any damage. Only had bad luck with hard case.

Anything sold on Amazon I'd avoid like the plague, they have all turned to overrated piles of
With that said, they are truly hit or miss on advertised capacity, you might get lucky but 90% of the time you will get the bottom of the barrel.

Didn't @Hector_Fisher recently get in 2 different sets of Hoovo's that were crap?

 

[SaltyLocal]

From the page linked below:

This battery tray will accommodate batteries up to:

1.89 in (48mm) wide

6.22 in (158mm) long

2.76 in (70mm) high

https://www.arrma-rc.com/en/product/battery-tray-set-large/ARAC3095.html

Darn… 5mm to long

Hoovo 6s 8000mah dimensions: 163*45.5*63.5mm

 

[jkflow]

Just read one of those Hoovo Amazon reviews. 'Ran truck for 1h '
No, even with the simplest math 6000mAh = 6A for 1 h. What frigging ESC/motor is rated at 6A that needs a 6S Lipo?
Actually since you only use 70% rated capacity it's more a 4A load, my cooling fans draw more than that

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[SaltyLocal]

Oh, I thought Hoovo’s were decent. Any brand specific as the “go to”? Spektrum smart feats are nice but they’re expensive and I read they over rate their specs.

 

[jkflow]

@SaltyLocal length will not be an issue, the tray is open at one end and the velcro fits fine.

Highly suggest spending your money on other Lipos, you will be disappointed or question what you are doing wrong.

 

[Stokt]

I'm glad I saw this. I have two 3s and two 6s Hoovos that I bought almost exactly a year ago and they have been great. I probably would have bought more. What other budget friendly brands would you recommend?

 

[jkflow]

Lipo:
China Hobby line (CNHL), SMC, Gen_Ace
Stay away from Spektrum and EVERYTHING that sells on Amazon. They are literally all the same company and trash. I used to love Zeee and got burned.

 

[SaltyLocal]

Just read one of those Hoovo Amazon reviews. 'Ran truck for 1h '
No, even with the simplest math 6000mAh = 6A for 1 h. What frigging ESC/motor is rated at 6A that needs a 6S Lipo?
Actually since you only use 70% rated capacity it's more a 4A load, my cooling fans draw more than that


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Guess I should’ve read the reviews more thoroughly. Screw them one then

 

[jkflow]

Budget is very misleading. Due to the material shortage, you get crap or decent performance.
No more budget unless you luck out at CNHL - stay above 60C rated ones from them.

 

[SaltyLocal]

Lipo:
China Hobby line (CNHL), SMC, Gen_Ace
Stay away from Spektrum and EVERYTHING that sells on Amazon. They are literally all the same company and trash. I used to love Zeee and got burned.

Thank you @jkflow !

 

[jkflow]

In no particular order. All these I'd recommend. SMC is not very good for bashing i.e. hard landings, but they are my top performers.
Stay above 60C for all of them and check dimensions, length doesn't matter must +10mm is fine.

https://rcbattery.com/
https://chinahobbyline.com/
https://www.smc-racing.com/
https://hyperion-world.com/
https://gensacearespammers.com/ - search for g en s ace with no spaces, forum doesn't like this name for good reason. They used to advertise heavily but they are good lipos.

 

[Hector_Fisher]

Didn't @Hector_Fisher recently get in 2 different sets of Hoovo's that were crap?

Just one set. But both lipos were consistently very poor.

If you're going to get hoovo and want performance, I'd only recommend the 120c option, and like @jkflow stated, I'd ONLY get the old style packs that look like this:

I've had a huge string of very poor batteries that I've gotten recently. All from Amazon. Even from forum recommended brands. I'm a little burnt out from Amazon lipos right now. Almost feels like they are trying to clear out old/crappy inventory during this holiday season.

 

[Notorious J]

Darn… 5mm to long

Hoovo 6s 8000mah dimensions: 163*45.5*63.5mm

I don't think length is an issue in a 6s tray, especially in a Kraton. I have two different sets of 6s bricks that hang way off the tray. I just add a small piece of Neoprene, about a half inch thick, under the area that hangs off the tray. My CNHL 9500's and Genss Ace 6800's are both way longer than the tray. The Neoprene just gives support if you have a really hard landing.

 

[SaltyLocal]

Just one set. But both lipos were consistently very poor.

If you're going to get hoovo and want performance, I'd only recommend the 120c option, and like @jkflow stated, I'd ONLY get the old style packs that look like this:
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I've had a huge string of very poor batteries that I've gotten recently. All from Amazon. Even from forum recommended brands. I'm a little burnt out from Amazon lipos right now. Almost feels like they are trying to clear out old/crappy inventory during this holiday season.

Thanks for the info. I’m going to stay clear of Amazon sold batteries and stick with vendor specific websites.

 

[Hector_Fisher]

https://gensacearespammers.com/

Feeling like an idiot. Was going to look up G-ace batts and figured I would use this link as a shortcut. It kept coming up as "not valid". And I'm just "what in the world is going on here!?"

Yeah maybe I need to take my weekend early.

 

[djrahbee]

For convenience purposes, I’m looking to pickup a few single brick 6s lipos. Anyone know the K6s V5 battery tray dimensions? I did a search and looked through online manual but didn’t see anything for the 6s. I was looking at some Hoovo 8000mah 6s packs. To big?

HOOVO 6S 22.2V LiPo Battery 8000mAh 100C RC LiPo Batteries Metal Plates with EC5 Plug Compatible with Traxxas UDR RC Car Boat Buggy Truck Tank Racing Hobby(2 Pack) https://a.co/d/fLdeQia

Also, what are your thoughts regarding soft vs hard lips case? I rarely jump the Kraton due to its weight (I leave the jumps to my son and his BR). I normal just run it fast through dirt or grass. Occasionally, on pavement. Happy Holidays