What brand and which kind of battery should I get for my 1:10 scale FJ Cruiser? The stock battery is pretty weak. Soaks up pretty fast.

hi kevin i know about the poor batterie . i just bought a new one for my 1/10 brand is up to you but you need a batterie with high milliamps .i got a 3700 mha and it last.s these are very cheap and run ok .

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Thanks! Where do you get those? I need a new battery. Well, actually two. One for my little brother too.

Merry Christmas too!

yes kevin any hobby shop sells them or you can go on ebay, ebay cheaper.

What is the brand for it? Can you get me the link or url to it?

here is a link i found . http://www.vapextech.co.uk/acatalog/High_Spec_Batteries.html

Alrite. Thanks! I'll check it out.

Hey, one question, is there any difference from the 4300mAh and the 3700mAh? Which one should I get?

yes kevin get the 4300 the higher this number the longer the batterie will run.

Power Hogg, I have one question for you. Will the NIMH batteries run fine on the New Brights? Or not? I can't find any NI-CD batteries on ebay.

Hey everyone, does the New Bright RC 1:10 scale crawlers use the NICD batteries or NIMH?

The stock NB battery is a pretty crappy NiCd. Ditch it and pick up some high mAh NiMHs. My stock battery never even made it into my NB when I got it last year.

Sean

Would this battery fit in my NewBright 1:10 LR3 Rock Crawler?
Also, how would I connect it, as my existing battery just slips into the slot?

Many thanks, and happy new year!

there should be a connecter for that at the bttom of you battery placement in the car, just look mine has one

I see. So the Nicd's are not as useful as the Nimh? I just need to be more sure on which type.

Don't forget to keep the voltage in mind when you shop - I think the NBs take 9.6 or so, so the other battery that was mentioned at 4.8v really won't cut it - and yes forget the Nicd's as they have a "memory" and either need to be run flat or discharged..........

another thing to consider is a "charger" for your new battery - no fun sitting around for
5-7 hours waiting for a charge........
more power = more time to charge
( fast chargers are great, but not cheap )

if the battery won't fit into the holder you can get ( or make ) a tamiya jack connector extension, and place the battery some other spot on or in your rig..

just some thoughts - good luck whatever way you go

ps: Hey Sean, anything going on for the winter.. the little pic of your "bug" looks real good .. should have the AX ready in time for your "Spring Crawl On The Coast"

if I don't go broke "feeding" it new parts HA

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Originally posted by swynx:
there should be a connecter for that at the bttom of you battery placement in the car, just look mine has one

Is that the little slot I've circled below?



Thanks to phatchantz for the advise over voltage - I wouldn't have thought of that. So can anybody recommend a 9.6ish V battery which would last longer (and fit!)


Also - do the NB batteries have to be run flat / discharged before being charged?

These things are great!!

yes that is the slot i was talking about it should just click in there, and i dont htink they have to be discharged before being charged, i dont and it works fine, but i cant run mine till i get some flapding gears