Batteries for 600e

[sooren]

Just in the process of upgrading to the 600e and I just need to get the batteries sorted. I am sticking to 6s as I have the Align charger. I only hover and do mild circuits so duration is more important to me than outright raw power. What do you guys recommend. Is it worth paying a lot more for 300/400 mah extra?

Regards
Sooren

[moonmanflyer]

Yes basically, if you want longer duration buy the higher capacity.
There are plenty types out there ranging quite alot in price.
Try BudgetRC as they have the electrolite ones for the 600 at a very good price, or others like maxpoly, tornado, flightpower, kong power etc etc

[ChrisB]

I use Revos,Maxpolys and Electrolites.

I would say the Electrolite is initially more powerful at the start of the flight,the Revo is better for consistancy and the Maxpoly is slightly under both overall.

If it was my choice and i want to get a decent return on my investment it would be Revo`s but the Electrolite 6s 5000 aint bad at all for the price.

The Maxpoly is a good Lipo but it just does not have the grunt of the Revo or Electrolite.I have had real bad experiences with Electrolite in the past but i must admit,the newer ones have pleasantly surprised me.

[Blahblahman]

I've got 5000mah Electrolite's and they give me 7 mins of hover at 65% back in and less back in when (trying!) to do circuits. I'm tempted to go to 8 mins and get nearer the 80% back in max but prefer to err on the side of safety.

I've had 20 cycles on each and no complaints.

[jamiem]

I had my 450 pretty much fly off on saturday using one of the new electrolite's so wouldn't recommend them at all. I was 30 seconds from the end of a 4.5 minute flight when the headspeed just dropped like a brick. I struggled to get it back, then just as i did i lost total control over it and it flew off and crashed about 15 foot away. I stuck the pack on my cellpro 10s and 2 cells were at about 3v the other at 3.2v. The charge took about b6 hour and 15 minutes and it took 1859 mAh, so bang on the 80% mark. It's never done anything like this before and it was one of my preferred packs, but not now. I would stick with what you know works, i.e. Revo's. I had them on my old 600e and they were pretty fantastic

[sooren]

Budget RC have 6S 5300mah 30C in their budget range for £99 - can they be any good? Thats quite a saving.
Regards
Sooren

[Dashik]

One of the lads at Kinross has been running 3 600e's with them all summer. He rates them as ok for mild sport flying. I.e. if your belting around the sky then get decent lipo's if your hovering and doing lazy 8's etc then the electrolites from Budget RC will do nicely thanks very much! I'll be buying 2 of them.

Thing is its all very well and good buying top of the range high constant discharge batterys but if your not making full use of them then whats the point?

I would love the Revo's and use them with my Cellpro 10s but why? I'm not really going to get the benifit until I start moving around the sky!

So its a couple of cheap but reasonable Lipos for the practice and then decent ones hopefully early next year

So buy what you NEED not what you FANCY.

[robgt]

Thing is its all very well and good buying top of the range high constant discharge batterys but if your not making full use of them then whats the point?

Hopefully, the point is longevity.
A top quality pack will cost more, but it should also last longer (more cycles), making the cost per flight lower.
If you look purely at upfront costs, then thats a different ballgame of course
Cheers,
Rob

[Ade_Law]

the outrage batteries are getting good reviews, my 6s1300 in my outrage g5 is brilliant no loss in power after around 30 flights so far.

http://www.outragerc.co.uk/outrage-batteries-c-102.html?rep=pr-1

the 6s 5000mah would be ideal, its a little lighter than other packs and more capacity than most for this size of heli so will give better power to weight and slightly longer duration. its cheap for a good quality pack at a smidge over 150ukp.

Ade

[Dashik]

Hopefully, the point is longevity.
A top quality pack will cost more, but it should also last longer (more cycles), making the cost per flight lower.
If you look purely at upfront costs, then thats a different ballgame of course
Cheers,
Rob

Absolutely. But how many more cycles? I agree that its buy cheap buy twice but sometimes its not really worth it. If you can make full use of the items then fine, but if I get a decent amount of cycles from a cheap Lipo while I learn then thats great.

Its all down to what the individual needs. In my case a couple of cheap Lipo's will do me for a few months then I'll go get some good ones when I get more benifit from them and can use them to there potential.

Thats why I decided to buy the current T-Rex 600e CF rather than wait a few weeks for the Blinged out ESP version due anytime. It will cost more to repair after a crash than the one I bought and as I'm likely to have a few crashes then what would be the point? Unless of course money is not an issue....

Each to there own

[robgt]

True enough
Cheers,
Rob

[Tim Procter]

Budget RC have 6S 5300mah 30C in their budget range for £99 - can they be any good? Thats quite a saving.
Regards
Sooren

Word of warning regarding warranty at Electrolite.

Taken from their website 30 Day Only Warranty.

LiPo Warranty Terms


All batteries purchased now will be covered by a 30 days warranty. These 30 days are for you to check the battery is working to standard. Batteries can only be return if they are in the original condition, shrink wrap, label still as supplied.
We do not cover customer misuse or accidental damage!

[Ade_Law]

isnt that illegal? i know the 12month warrenty doesnt cover some stuff are batteries one of them?

Ade

[David Drew]

isnt that illegal? i know the 12month warrenty doesnt cover some stuff are batteries one of them?

Ade

I don't think 12 months is a 'standard' warranty. A manufacturer can issue any warranty they like but I'd be wary of a battery manufacturer that only gives 30 days.

I think the best cover is under the Sale of Goods Act where goods must be of merchantable quality. Is a batt that fails in 31 days of merchantable quality?? Doubt it.

Best avoid I'd say.

David

PS...hope all the lawyers don't shoot me down in flames

[sooren]

Well if the Electrolite budgets are the cheapest but have a short warranty what is the next packup in price?
Regards
Sooren