New to lipo and charging systems

[Fast Eddie55]

So I bought a Kraton 8s on Saturday. I have yet to run it. I have been researching batteries and charging systems. (I have been reading for about a month or so). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking about the Imars d300 and two sets of batteries 4 in total. 2 middle of the road batteries and two higher end batteries. I just don't want to make a rookie mistake. I was looking at metal boxes and lipo bags as well. I appreciate any of your I site.

 

[305HemiGuy]

So I bought a Kraton 8s on Saturday. I have yet to run it. I have been researching batteries and charging systems. (I have been reading for about a month or so). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking about the Imars d300 and two sets of batteries 4 in total. 2 middle of the road batteries and two higher end batteries. I just don't want to make a rookie mistake. I was looking at metal boxes and lipo bags as well. I appreciate any of your I site.

The Imars D300 is a great charger. As far as batteries, I wouldn't go below 7000mah. The Kraton 8s is a VERY power hungry beast. I have some cheaper 5000mah Batts and they only get me about 7 mins of run time. My 72000mah packs get me about 20 mins.

 

[Johnboy5586]

So I bought a Kraton 8s on Saturday. I have yet to run it. I have been researching batteries and charging systems. (I have been reading for about a month or so). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking about the Imars d300 and two sets of batteries 4 in total. 2 middle of the road batteries and two higher end batteries. I just don't want to make a rookie mistake. I was looking at metal boxes and lipo bags as well. I appreciate any of your I site.

Brace yourself and get ready a lot of info coming your way! I second hemiguy, the lower mah the shorter your run times will be

 

[Fast Eddie55]

The Imars D300 is a great charger. As far as batteries, I wouldn't go below 7000mah. The Kraton 8s is a VERY power hungry beast. I have some cheaper 5000mah Batts and they only get me about 7 mins of run time. My 72000mah packs get me about 20 mins.

I appreciate it

 

[Johnboy5586]

One brand battery I haven't had good luck with in any of my arrmas are the spektrum batteries, which still has me scratching my head over considering they use spektrum electronics

 

[Kiba.k9]

I just aceofgens battery's and hovoo in my experience the lower end battery's don't have near the stated capacity the power or punch rating doesn't seem to be different if u want a safer battery try the advanced gens/ace they are expensive but u seem to get what you pay for with battery's

 

[Fast Eddie55]

One brand battery I haven't had good luck with in any of my arrmas are the spektrum batteries, which still has me scratching my head over considering they use spektrum electronics

Thanks so much I will be taking those out of the cart

 

[morrjr71]

I just got an Imars D300, and I haven't tried it yet. My only complaint so far is that the charging cables are really short, so it makes it hard to use a Bat-Safe. I have charging cable extensions coming shortly.

 

[Fast Eddie55]

I just aceofgens battery's and hovoo in my experience the lower end battery's don't have near the stated capacity the power or punch rating doesn't seem to be different if u want a safer battery try the advanced gens/ace they are expensive but u seem to get what you pay for with battery's

I will look into those

 

[Kiba.k9]

This is what I run more often then not and I have another basher series one same c same 6800 mah

 

[Fast Eddie55]

I will look into those

By the way thank you

 

[Kiba.k9]

I just got an Imars D300, and I haven't tried it yet. My only complaint so far is that the charging cables are really short, so it makes it hard to use a Bat-Safe. I have charging cable extensions coming shortly.

I use these with my toolkit rc charger to be able to keep the battery's farther away from the charger

 

[morrjr71]

Thanks so much I will be taking those out of the cart

Good call. I haven't had any issues with my few Spektrum batteries, but they are not worth the extra money, especially if you don't use Spektrum radio systems. I only bought them when my LHS only had Spectrum LiPos in a certain combination of cells and connectors at the time I needed a battery quick.

 

[Fast Eddie55]

This is what I run more often then not and I have another basher series one same c same 6800 mah

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Thanks for the information ( rookie ? is 100c going to be enough to keep up with the power drawl or should I be looking for 120c?). I don't know if I am even saying that correctly. I was under the impression from the internet of corse lol the higher the c rating the cooler the battery stays. I know the truck says 100c. Would a higher c rate be more beneficial? Or is this just splitting hairs.

I use these with my toolkit rc charger to be able to keep the battery's farther away from the charger

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Nice I like it I put them in the cart

Good call. I haven't had any issues with my few Spektrum batteries, but they are not worth the extra money, especially if you don't use Spektrum radio systems. I only bought them when my LHS only had Spectrum LiPos in a certain combination of cells and connectors at the time I needed a battery quick.

Thanks

 

[morrjr71]

I use these with my toolkit rc charger to be able to keep the battery's farther away from the charger

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I already have balance extensions - it's the XT60 charging cables that come with the D300 that are too short to use with a Bat-Safe. Even with the Imars D300 right next to the Bat-Safe, there is barely enough cable inside the Bat-Safe to connect with a battery.

 

[Fast Eddie55]

Brace yourself and get ready a lot of info coming your way! I second hemiguy, the lower mah the shorter your run times will be

You were right it is very refreshing. I am very impressed with the community.

 

[Johnboy5586]

You were right it is very refreshing. I am very impressed with the community.

Pretty good group of dudes here with a lot of information. I run cnhl batteries in my arrma rigs with good luck. I want to try some SMC and Acegen sometime

 

[morrjr71]

I run cnhl batteries in my arrma rigs with good luck.

I run CNHL 6s batteries in my Kraton 6s. I've had good luck with them.

 

[Johnboy5586]

I run CNHL 6s batteries in my Kraton 6s. I've had good luck with them.

Same here, cnhl in my 4s outcast and 6s kraton. So far good luck and they're usually always priced very fair. And always have a good sale going on when I need to pick up some

 

[CrashBoom]

The thing to remember about batteries is the higher the capacity, the higher the weight ... and the K8S ain't no dainty lady on its own!

Also, it's good to take breaks and let things cool down anyway.