How To Choose The Right RC Car Battery!

[@virginiabands956]

Literally just getting into RC today and it seemed like a whole can of worms, particularly the whole rabbit hole that is batteries. I have immense confidence in myself to go out and start battery shopping like a pro now. Thank you for the video VERY informative. Definitely getting a sub from me sir👍🏻

[@jellypuff1590]

Yea that’s true

[@vendettasnares]

One day you search for nice RC Car to buy, but next day you watch whole bunch of videos about battery fires 👀

[@cpg8000]

Thank you, Richie. This was an excellent tutorial. I’m getting back into the hobby after 20yrs and so much has changed. Many thanks again- this helps tremendously. Best wishes

[@keithjohnson958]

Same here. Getting back in after around 25yrs. There was no such things as brushless motors or LiPo batteries when I was into the hobby.

[@scott7452]

Same thing here also, used to drive a Cox Turbo Scorpion and Kyosho Optima, haha.

[@tamanian1997]

Awsome guide. Thanks. Also found out that S rating is synonymous with cell. Some manufacturers choose to label S or Cell

[@STUARTJORDAN-d1v]

Just getting back into rc car and truggy/buggy 1/10 and lipo for the 1st time ever and this video explains lipo batteries mah and the "C" rating so easy to understand, now I know what to get my strada car and my ftx truggy. Great video. 10/10 rating in my book.

[@dgoldenninja641]

Going back to your drawing demonstration if I have big battery and big esc but small motor then the motor will get hot and overheat killing it right

[@Awakendabeast13]

Awesome video i just got into rc world 2 months ago the only thing i wish i had done was embarked on this wonderful hobby many years ago but better late than never lol great information as i must master this crazy battery stuff to not get left behind lol

[@jersey07042]

Damn, I was so scared prior to watching this video. Now it all makes perfect sense!!! Thanks you have a new subscriber

[@philmoffett366]

Cheers👍that’s what was confusing🧐and now understandable 😁

[@neeko414]

Very good explanation video. Absolutely love the diagram and the analogy comparison between the car engine(MOTOR), fuel pump(ESC), gas tank (C-RATING)

[@DogbonesEddie]

thanks for explaining this

[@davidklam888]

Really good advice I needed👍 subscribed

[@edmundblanchard4744]

Best explanation on Lipo batteries I've seen thus far. Great job with the green board Richie!

[@proefficientsvision6325]

I came to the video hoping to find which brand is best to use lolz i know Zeee is good but what others would ya recommend?

[@kieronedwards1626]

Thank you as someone who has just started the hobby this has been incredibly helpful

[@bryonemery9152]

Thank you so much I have been looking into getting into the Hobbie and trying to pick the right battery has been confusing. You have been so helpful

[@The_RC_Dude]

I knew most of this stuff before what hing this video, like voltage, and mAh (but I didn't know that too low of a mAh rating can harm the car). However, in places like C ratings, I had a fuzzy idea of it, but it wasn't clear to me. After watching, I understand! Thanks Richie! I'm going to be keeping this video in my watch later for future reference, or for recommending to friends!

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

A lot of people worry about the C rating, but basically it's like filling your car up with premium gas not regular! It really won't harm the enigne! It's the current draw from the motor etc that is the main worry. Even when Is started this channel with just 1 rc car I always bought the highest C batteries I could afford

[@MX-CO]

Is 100c enough for racing?

[@The_RC_Dude]

@@MX-CO Depends on what scale, but 100c will be more than enough for most 1/10th scale and smaller vehicles. Could depend on your setup for 1/8th tho

[@dylanwhite6539]

You can run a 1000c battery on a 50a esc. It’s only if the motor can draw too much current and the battery can supply that current that a esc will die from too much current.

[@Shannon-l9x]

That pretty much sums it up. I have been wanting to upgrade my battery to get the max speed from the motor but wasn't sure exactly what I needed to increase, without hurting something else. This explains everything, without adding more confusion. Great explanation, thank you.👍

[@pabs3411]

Thank you for the education. A job well done explaining batteries.

[@jamesdillow149]

Thank you for explaining that I just recently got back into RC and the whole LiPO battery was something I was not sure about oh

[@RandomloserDK]

Something you also need to know about using a too small battery: The battery itself can be damaged(Puffing up/explode) if you try to drain it faster then it's rating. For example: Trying to drain 200Amps from a battery rated at 80Amps.

[@extec101]

thats why i tell people to get as high mah and C as they can get to not starve the esc of power and blow out their lipos.

[@Noooo23523]

true cells have maximum A discharge for example a bad 18650 has 10 or 5 A but a good quality samsung 3000 mah can discharge 20A and those bad cells with low A discharge also have very low capacity compared to what is written on them

[@chrisowen8888]

Fantastic that really helped me Now I can buy with confidence thankyou

[@Goldchannel12]

I have a slash 4x4 I put a in 3s 5,000mh it lasted me for 2hr Just having fun no full throttle.

[@ChriswithaCrc]

Awesome job of explaining a hard to fathom subject for many there buddy greta work .

[@adambrittain]

Best and most understandable explanation of this topic, thank you! I literally just did a mini marathon of videos on this topic and after watching yours, finally feel like I understand batteries better! Thank you.

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alexcaceres3060]

Perfect video, thanks from Chile

[@elijahanderson4525]

What would be a good Battery for a Traxxas 4 Tec 3.0 Supra ?

[@mikemorton7149]

Very clear to understand straight to the point

[@michaelmcfadden4397]

Your explanation is impressive and way above other videos when searching how to understand this.

[@mikeharris7885]

Hi Richie, with no information in the manual and the size of battery in the 'Extras' Package' offered for sale with the car how do you calculate the right size battery for your car? I have a Axial SCX6 Honcho for 'Trail Walking', the suggested battery size 11.1 Lipo. I only use NiMH batteries (my own choice) and it would seem a 9.6 volt Nimh might be a good alternative. Could I go lower say 8.4 V or 7.2? I understand from your excellent Video how mAh can effect the run time, I think 56000 mAh is the highest I can get but I could carry a couple of 3000 mAh batteries for equal run time. Any advice welcome, and best wishes.

[@samirshah5411]

I’m new to RC’s & just got the Traxxas Sledge, thanks for such a great explanation and video!

[@johngallo7383]

Thank you! I am coming back after 20 years of not using RC. My last car I used was back in 2000 was a HPI RS4 Nitro. So I am clueless about Electric. This has helped me out a TON understanding the Batteries. I just got a 6S Notorious to get back in the game but I haven't bought batteries yet. Wanted to do my research first. Not looking to Damage my toy. Thanks again! 👍👍

[@nealcoles3359]

Same here I had the same truck back then also. Wish I never sold it had most of the aluminum bits for it too. I picked up a rc at a garage sale for $20. I'm in Canada. Needed batteries and a new ecu Got the hobbywing ezrun 10bl120a And the 3652-3250kv motor combo. Just got it all working. I only have 1 2s lipo at the moment. Gonna let the kids run on that and am currently trying to figure out what 3s to throw in it.

[@johngallo7383]

@@nealcoles3359 So now a year later i have used the Zeee 11.1V Lipo Battery 3S 100C 8000mAh Hard Case Battery with EC5 Plug. You can get them with different plugs. But they have not let me down. So for a year now i have had no issues and they run good. Hope this helps. They make better but these worked well for me.

[@jonnor3329]

What is a good nimh battery for drive time

[@jgovani29]

Best breakdown explanation. Thank you!

[@G_ProTv]

Great Video, I have a 5000mah 100c with 2s esc and 8200kv motor.. wasn’t sure if the combination was too much.. but this video showed me that I’m doing the right thing ..my rc performs very fast and aggressive👍🏾 thanks

[@Bikebros27]

What’s best for run time & power wither running 2 3s batteries or 1 6s battery??

[@keakuanavarro7404]

Can I use a 3s 5000mAh lipo on a the rustler 4x4 stadium truck

[@dgoldenninja641]

If I have a traxxas xmaxx and a hobbywing max6 what is the best battery that gives good speed and run time

[@gregpribyl7196]

Very detailed explanation on the confusing aspects of lipo batteries. Great job!

[@Mr.Kumar1]

Excellent video bud, you explained it all well

[@RunescapeMeister-san]

The *exact* video that I was looking for. I'm *brand* brand new to the hobby with very little knowledge of lipo care that's carried over from airsofting. C rating isn't something that we had to consider in airsoft, at least not back when I was active. I have only just ordered my first rc car on an impulse, hyper go 14303, and was thoroughly confused by the 25C first party battery packs being so expensive. I started looking at 3rd party packs only to see 50C+ being the most common and readily accessible. After running amperage calcs to see if the 45amp esc, that I think the 14303 has, could handle the 50C+ packs... I ended up scared myself off any of those high C rated battery packs. Elsewhere online makes this all out to be a "Bigger peg than the hole" kind of issue where having a higher C rating will kill your esc immediately.

[@williamosborne1067]

Thank you Rich. Looking for longer run time on my stock 124019. The esc gets pretty hot on the stock battery. Thinking a 80c 5200mah is what i need

[@D.Avis-gh5wq]

Bravo Richie, Bravo. Very informative and presented well.

[@nothingmedia8629]

Nice video. For those ZOP lipos in the description, how much worse is the performance compared to more expensive gens ace and powerhobby? I have powerhobby lipos at the moment and they're good but getting a bit old. For bashing should I spend the money on expensive lipos or just get the zop ones?

[@dongqingwei5286]

thank you for making this vid it helps alot.

[@dante9812]

Merry Christmas!

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

I use to race 1/10 electric 4wd rc when I was a boy like 35+ years ago. Just getting back into it hoping to get my son into it. Nicad was the battery used back in my day hahaha. Question, in a racing situation with lipo do people use the smallest capacity possible to save weight?

[@drawingslim]

I always like hard shell for abrasion resistance while in the vehicle. I always find rocks and dirt under the battery and like the hard shell for keeping the pack from wearing through to the batteries.

[@ark9-rc363]

By far the best explanation I have ever seen or heard... thanks bro

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Wow, thanks!

[@adrianwilliams3521]

Very well explained top job

[@chalkieuk6732]

Good video. Explains alot clearly.. I have a question that wasnt covered. I race rc cars, and use a 6600mah intellec lipo 2s. I think races use about 2000mah. How many of the mah of the battery can be used before taking the battery below its safe discharge? Like could i safely get 3 races out of a pack?

[@Punisher6654]

I'm going to get into RC and this helped me know what battery I should use when I get my First first RC car it can run on 2s or 3s batteries but to use a 3s battery I would have to buy different gears to add to the car to use a 3s battery and it will make the car go 70 miles an hour but I'm going to just stick to a 2s battery which the car will only go 44 miles an hour which I'm fine with that.

[@sethburrell6290]

Okay I hope you see this but what is the safest when it comes to the battery overheating while charging then exploding. My NiMH battery exploded yesterday and I wanted to know what is least likely to explode (examples of what I am looking for is NiMH, or lipo batteries stuff like that)

[@pgrcplus]

What a fantastic video! 👍😊 I would have got into brushless / LiPo earlier had this been around as I just always felt bamboozled - brilliant 👌 Happy Christmas Richie - hope you and yours have a great day - I’m watching this while ‘overseeing’ some serious Lego building, hope Isabella keeps you equally entertained today 👍 Very best wishes from all of us 🙂

[@mikestranzl6873]

Very informative, great job!

[@74midwestbass74]

I literally was just trying to figure this out for my new RC car!!! AWESOME VID!!! Now the trouble will be trying to find a larger capacity battery that small enough to fit in my WLtoys a 979b!!!

[@MufarowasheMadzimure]

I know what you mean the car I want to get is pretty small

[@74midwestbass74]

@@MufarowasheMadzimure INDEED this little car is almost too fast! STOCK! Any type of speed upgrades would make the car undriveable!!!

[@MufarowasheMadzimure]

@@74midwestbass74 THEY'RE TOTALLY CRAZY!!!

[@jimmymthembu3345]

Hi Richie, I'm new to this. I bought an RC truck for my son with a 7.4v / 1200ma battery. The problem is that it lasts only 15 to 20 mins max. Which bigger battery can I use safely to last longer. We are not worried about speed, we want him to enjoy the car longer

[@anythingwheelz7917]

Very well said! Thank you so very much for your wisdom

[@51foxy]

Hi buddy just gave you a sub. I’m totally new to RC and just ordered my first car. Can you buy a 12v charger to charge your batteries while in the field ? Thanks for the video Paul

[@extec101]

yes.

[@adamross4774]

Click! ..... thanks bro 👌👍

[@danielketchum7853]

That was awesome 👏🏾 thank you sir. I learned alot.

[@Jerry-mx7ho]

Thanks this helped me a lot as I’m getting an extra car soon and it was easy to follow 😄

[@smashrc8481]

octane rating does not effect the power, only the heat in witch the fuel Burnes higher octane fuel you want to prevent pre-detonation other than that great video any way as i want to run a 4s lipo on a 3s motor, great video as usual, very helpful 👍

[@Macnificent78_]

So I'm ready to purchase my first Felony r c car I want to go with the Spectrum 3s ×2 would that be a good start also Whats a good charger for the battery any tip or tricks would be great lmk thanks great video

[@extec101]

@@Macnificent78_ look for as higt mah and C rating as possible.

[@never-stock-rc2968]

The vine on the white board tho 😂

[@marlojueco8571]

brilliant video 👌 exactly what i needed

[@jeffsrcchannel2191]

I like 50c, easier quick starts off the line.

[@seanjohntwild]

Nice, great explanation my guy!!!!

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Glad you liked it!

[@mr.originaloneniceguy]

just what I needed to know, Thank you

[@seancook4317]

this is 3 years old now, but i needed to know this because i have no idea whats causing my cogging issue, i think my battery doesnt have as much punch as it needs so the motor is getting stuck and jerky in the gears, cuz it doesnt cog as much if i just smash the throttle, but it's difficult to drive well if you are launching your truck every time it slows down so i need to get a new motor or figure out what battery will have enough punch to skip over the cog issue or whatever it is. (it's a kingval 35 amp esc with a 2800KV (i thinki dont even know the lettering wore off at some point in this motors life. it's just a red anodized brushless motor it was mounted into a Latrax desert prerunner i bought off face book) or maybe the esc sucks, does an esc have anything to do with cogging, i need to watch more videos.

[@tomkirbygreen]

Fantastic video sir. Kudos.

[@dennisnothstein1311]

Thank you so much for suck a great video. After watching this, I'm a lot less nervous about switching from nimh to lipo batteries. After being away from the hobby for a long time and just getting back into it for the last year I'm ready to make the change and get more power,speed and run time out of my rc cars. You are by far the most informative rc channel I've found on youtube,thank you again and I hope you and your family have a safe and wonderful Christmas and new year

[@dennisnothstein1311]

Such a great video not suck,I'm sorry I'm bad at life sometimes lol

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

kind words Dennis, any queries ask away!

[@soykan07]

@@DriftomaniacsRC i have 1 question are zop lipo's good?

[@rc79studio70]

Hello. This is Loyd. Is it possible to run a 7.4 lipo battery to a rc truck that's running 7.2 nickel metal hydride battery?. Is there any possible negative thing that would happen to the whole system? Thanks.

[@hendrixtarantado2114]

Had 2 3s batteries that retired on me today.. one flew off my rc after hitting one of those parking poles. The other just started to get bloated. Now I only have one 2s battery and that's just not gonna be enough for me. I've seen some batteries with 50c, 80c, etc. Just want to know more about it

[@miked3764]

Super helpful for this noob! Thank you 🤘

[@RK-ed7cc]

Excellent information.

[@tariksnn8048]

My esc is rated for 7,2 Volts, do you think 7,4V would do any damage?

[@robinlo42]

Very detailed explanation. Thanks alot

[@geekkrew2522]

You did a amazing job of explaining. Made it extremely easy thanks!

[@surendransuppiah]

Thank you sir for your explaination

[@nolilagrosas3620]

Very good explanation👍

[@Guitar387]

Excellent video I learned so much about batteries that I never knew. Thanks.

[@rejeenabajracharya9550]

In Asia we have 240 volt line supply in our homes ..do I need to buy step down device to charge rc batteries

[@vaibhavjain2791]

Good detailed explanation. I have RC rock crawler which runs say 10-15 mins on Ni-Cd battery of 4.8V 700MmAh. If I use 2500 mAh battery (Ni-Cd, 4.8 V) does it mean I can get more than 3 times run time? Or there is something more which I didn't understand.

[@Noooo23523]

you get more run time but not exactly 3 times more you get more speed you top out your engines power as the stock or low capacity batteries dont push the car to top speed like it has top speed 50kmph and runs at 40kmph on stock 1100mah battery

[@MrBath1985]

Im getting my son into RC cars and just got him a little one that can flip upside down just while he learns. What i wanna know is can i get some longer lasting batteries?

[@taikuntigertaikuntiger5509]

Which one better i have moto 8.5T esc 120 so how bettery better?

[@coltmoney5177]

Thank you so much

[@danielbailey848]

Excellent information bro!! Good job!!👍🏾👊🏽

[@nickwilliams6869]

I just got my rc bezgar 1/10 scale and the battery is 7.4v 1600 amh 11.84 wh What can i get to upgrade it

[@morganbailey8514]

I got an Xmaxx 8s what batteries should I get ?

[@papajonk5665]

Offroad setup : 3100kv, 60amp esc, 9kg servo.... What the best spec battery to use?

[@votpavel]

very helpful,thanks slot

[@Snowflake0222]

So the higher the maH the more power and last longer is that correct?

[@randyw718]

This was an amazing video with great details! I learned a lot from this! Thanks!👍🏾

[@caddyguy5503]

Hey guys, I just got the Traxxas Blazer K5 rock crawler, now what type of batteires would you recommend?

[@RiverTheNerd]

Can the WLToys a959-b handle 3s? How can I tell? (I need a new battery for mine because it doesn't last very long)

[@freddieparrydrums]

Read manufacturers recommendations

[@davidjones8448]

Hey, new to rc hobby. Just ordered an Infraction for my first car. I was thinking about getting 2 3s 150c lipo batteries, but I wanted to know if running 2 6s batteries parallel would give me more run time?

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Yes running two 6s in parrallel would dramatically increase the run time, HOWEVER I would wait as Gensace are just about to release some huge batteries for Arrma's like 15000Mah huge!

[@LiquidXiron]

Great video, many thanks.

[@jasondunnigan7736]

Whats the highest the C goes?

[@dustinplee5067]

i put a 3s lipo battery in my traxxas brushed 2s esc and its ran twice already and it's not blown up or any thing

[@Sheldinator]

Been struggling to find a pair of batteries for my xmaxx. I dont havr the charger and batteries yet. And im not getting the traxxas batteries and chargers since they are expensive. What do you recommend for a powerful amd long lasting battery for it? And what cheap charger can charge them ?

[@freddieparrydrums]

Ask ur local club