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sleepyzze110
12-27-2004, 08:07 PM
which AAA rechargeable battery is the best
i heard different batteries give your car different speeds, some are faster, some are slower..
also, how long do they usually take to charge up fully[/code]

deerman270
12-27-2004, 08:31 PM
i think the radioshack rechargables take an hour and the ic3's by rayovac take only 15 min they are both the same price and i think there is no differnce but the time it takes to charge them

hunter
12-27-2004, 08:56 PM
i think the energizer NiMH rechargeables work best.

skylinedriver
12-27-2004, 09:45 PM
every rechargable NiCad or NiMh AAA battery has the same voltage of 1.2 volts meaning it doesn't matter what brand battery you use you will still have 4.8 volts in a 4 cell car. The only thing that will be different is the milliamps per hour or mAh. the RS NiMh cells are 700 mAh. granted standard alkaline AAA cells are 1.5v it's a waste of money (1) they won't last more than 10 min. and (2) 3 tenths of a volt is not a worthy gain.

sleepyzze110
12-27-2004, 09:49 PM
so higher mAH the better right?

skylinedriver
12-27-2004, 10:16 PM
in a matter of speaking...the batteries will last longer

sleepyzze110
12-27-2004, 11:41 PM
so a 1200 mAH battery will last twice as long as a 600 mAH battery, considering they're both fully charged and used for the same purpose

BlackSky909
12-27-2004, 11:42 PM
Yes yes that is true.. I have had radioschak rechargeable's for about half a year now and i had no problems with them yet.. and BTW: isnt rayovac that cheap stuff?

c-flo77
12-28-2004, 11:33 AM
Iv'e got the rs batts that came wit the charger and by the time the ones in my xmod are running low, the ones in the charger and ready to use :guns: :yup:

fastjohn
12-30-2004, 12:40 AM
I use the rayovac ic-3's . They are 800mAh wich means they will last longer than the radioshack ones. SOmebody said the price is the same , but idk firsthand because i never priced the radioshack ones. They do make a 15minute charger for the IC-3's . I would reccomend these. I was racing my cousins 350z with the radioshack batteries and they were exactly the same. ( both cars stock except for my civic had the bodykits). You can get the Rayovac IC3's at wal-mart.