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I'm having a weird problem with the NiCad i've bought so far with my SV.
The first two packs I bought were Venom 3000Mah and I've never been able to get any longer than about 5 minutes of runtime with about 1/2 power.
So... I tried some Onyx 3000Mah batteries charged on my buddies charger and I finally got a chance to see how fast the SV should be. It ran great on those and lasted probably 7-8 minutes running around at full throttle.
To me, that pointed to an issue with my charger or the Venom packs.
- I ruled out the charger, I thought, because I charged my Venoms and they still underperformed - this led me to believe it's the packs themselves.
Next, I bought a cheap set of 1800Mah Onyx batteries and they did well and the boat performed much faster on these, but still terrible run time of <5min.
Now, I'm just wondering if NiCad batteries have to be charged several times before they reach full potential or, I have a bad charger - It's an electronic Duratrax charger.
Long story, but basically, I'm wondering if there is some problem with my Stock speed controller that is unnecessarily draining batteries. It's all going to be a mute point once I get my LiPo's, but it does have me concerned.
The first two packs I bought were Venom 3000Mah and I've never been able to get any longer than about 5 minutes of runtime with about 1/2 power.
So... I tried some Onyx 3000Mah batteries charged on my buddies charger and I finally got a chance to see how fast the SV should be. It ran great on those and lasted probably 7-8 minutes running around at full throttle.
To me, that pointed to an issue with my charger or the Venom packs.
- I ruled out the charger, I thought, because I charged my Venoms and they still underperformed - this led me to believe it's the packs themselves.
Next, I bought a cheap set of 1800Mah Onyx batteries and they did well and the boat performed much faster on these, but still terrible run time of <5min.
Now, I'm just wondering if NiCad batteries have to be charged several times before they reach full potential or, I have a bad charger - It's an electronic Duratrax charger.
Long story, but basically, I'm wondering if there is some problem with my Stock speed controller that is unnecessarily draining batteries. It's all going to be a mute point once I get my LiPo's, but it does have me concerned.
running Feigao 11XL on 6S, 17" Velocity Minicat
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