Thinking of a T-REX 450 need some advice

[tomcoleman]

Gens Ace are pretty well respected packs for the money. 3S 30C 2200mAh should see you good:-

Gens Ace – 3S 2200mAh 30C « ElectriFlyer

Thanks are the official align batts any good?

[lankey]

Never used Align batts, so can't really comment. They don't seem to be very popular.

[Rob O]

Dont buy Align batteries mate they are about tje worst ive ever used puffed after about 10 cycles and that was balanced charged on a cellpro 10s . Theres much better for a lot less money as well mate . Rob

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[PeteStewardson]

Dont buy Align batteries mate they are about tje worst ive ever used puffed after about 10 cycles and that was balanced charged on a cellpro 10s . Theres much better for a lot less money as well mate . Rob

Better than flight powers then

[Rob O]

Well at least they will be delivered Pete . But as for lasting forget it lol . Rob

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[tomcoleman]

Gens ace the ones to buy then?

I see heliguy does some

[lankey]

Gens ace the ones to buy then?

I see heliguy does some

If you are looking for arguably THE best packs around, then that would be Thunder Power.... but the price reflects that.

I personally don't fly hard enough, or have the money to worry about the best packs. I used to use the Turnigy brand from Hong Kong which offered not bad performance for a very cheap price.... that was until I started getting packs with dodgy cells. Tried the Gens Ace on the back of a massive US following and have been suitably impressed given how cheap they are to buy in this county. I can only go from my experience, others may chime in and suggest something else.

Yes, Heliguy do supply lipos- think they are called Rapid Charge or something? Again, can't comment as I've never used them.

[tomcoleman]

If you are looking for arguably THE best packs around, then that would be Thunder Power.... but the price reflects that.

I personally don't fly hard enough, or have the money to worry about the best packs. I used to use the Turnigy brand from Hong Kong which offered not bad performance for a very cheap price.... that was until I started getting packs with dodgy cells. Tried the Gens Ace on the back of a massive US following and have been suitably impressed given how cheap they are to buy in this county. I can only go from my experience, others may chime in and suggest something else.

Yes, Heliguy do supply lipos- think they are called Rapid Charge or something? Again, can't comment as I've never used them.

Steve i appricate the input its comments like these that help!!!

I think i will buy 1 x Ace batt and 1 x Thunder Power and see which i prefere ?

HeliGuy does them as well - yea rapid charge ones but cant find anyone who uses them, they also have a high C rating which i presume they pack more power when needed.....?

[noddyflyer]

the heliguy rapidcharge are good ive used some on my 250 for the last 18 months loads of power and a 5c charge rate (shorted one changing conectors ) recomend them...mick

[PeteStewardson]

I'd say forget about the Thunder Power stuff. With respect with your level of flying you wont tell the difference. Grab yourself 4 Gensace 2200mah 3s 25c packs instead as that is pretty much what one Thunder Power will cost you. What you need is lots of batteries with this heli as they don't last long per flight. Thats why I love my TT360, flies for ever on a pack

[tomcoleman]

ok point noted on the Ace batts and prolly a better idea :-D

Now can someone help me udnerstand this C rating IN SIMPLE TERMS!!!!

i.e thelower the C rating the better the batt?

Also what charger do i need as looking at chargers and dont have a clue about all the ratings, discharge this and quick charge that

I'll prolly buy 4-5 batts.

[PeteStewardson]

In very simple terms the higher the C rating the better. Basically 1C is one times the battery mah. So a 2200mah 1C battery could safely discharge at it's rating of 2200ma, 10C is 10x that so 22000mA. In my experience, 25C will be perfectly sufficient for a long time while you're learning. You only NEED the higher C rating lipos once you're approaching learning to be a 3D god

[tomcoleman]

In very simple terms the higher the C rating the better. Basically 1C is one times the battery mah. So a 2200mah 1C battery could safely discharge at it's rating of 2200ma, 10C is 10x that so 22000mA. In my experience, 25C will be perfectly sufficient for a long time while you're learning. You only NEED the higher C rating lipos once you're approaching learning to be a 3D god

Thank you for the advice so i'll aim for a 30C (ish batt) in future.

What about the chargers, these seem more complex!?

[lankey]

Glad to help

Yeah try a few different packs and see what you think.

The C rating is the amount of Amps the pack can supply under load. It's generally better to go higher with the rating as the pack will be less stressed, come down cooler, and in theory last more cycles.

So, have you decided on a battery connector as not all packs come with the same, and some don't come with any at all?

[tomcoleman]

Glad to help

Yeah try a few different packs and see what you think.

The C rating is the amount of Amps the pack can supply under load. It's generally better to go higher with the rating as the pack will be less stressed, come down cooler, and in theory last more cycles.

So, have you decided on a battery connector as not all packs come with the same, and some don't come with any at all?

i'll prolly use the ace batt's as recommend so what would i need to get to use and charge these?