What kind of batteries do you use?

[robnix]

I like how the banner ad is for allbatteries.com becuase of the thread title.

[Hilltop Customs]

Pneumagger I actually just ran out of those ProCells, I bought them in bulk a few years ago.....they worked great, but I'm just tired of using/throwing out all these batteries. As for the LPR, i use one on my EP mag, but I still need a 9 volt to power the board and noid

StygShore wow, did something short across the terminals or was that and internal short? I used to race remote control cars and literally had sets of cells overheat and explode when charging....even had it happen once when using a cool tube for charging. Its scary when you go to move a pack and see it deform and the solder joints pull apart just by attempting to pick it up....then you hear the cells start to pop open

robnix haha I noticed that right after I created the thread....I think that was the first time I've ever actually clicked on that top banner add.


has anyone else had experience with using 8 AAA's in a halo? I had never heard of that until FiXeL mentioned it.

[GoatBoy]

Best strategy is to not need batteries in the first place.


Rechargeable lithiums are not that expensive, and they're pretty light. However, they don't last forever, and their effective lifetime is a function of cycles, storage voltage, storage temperature, and time.


For the way most of you will be using these batteries, the new hybrid NiMH's are the way to go, and they're not particularly expensive. You guys spend more on paint and other garbage than you will on rechargeable batteries if you're just smart about it.

There's really no reason to use disposables anymore, except maybe for the purpose of keeping as a spare set to loan to someone else (who won't return them).

[Hilltop Customs]

well I tried some cheap old "RechargAcell" Ni-MH AA batteries I had laying around, they run the halo seemingly fine....run time is questionable though, I'll find that out this weekend.

GoatBoy - ive been considering making a pneumatic ram opperated halo catch cup for a very different pneumatic marker I'm working on, but I still need batteries for everything else.

[insixdays777]

BUY THE BONE PACK! It is awesome... .

[Hilltop Customs]

id have to sell a marker to buy it.....ive been trying to sell some truck parts(digital read out for airbag suspensions), but people keep backing out on me

[KrazyJ]

I really thought about going the recharge way but after 6 months of play and only having to change my 3 9v batteries once it seems kinda pointless. Maybe its just how I play or the fact its a Warp feed and Apache.

[drg]

Best strategy is to not need batteries in the first place.


Rechargeable lithiums are not that expensive, and they're pretty light. However, they don't last forever, and their effective lifetime is a function of cycles, storage voltage, storage temperature, and time.


For the way most of you will be using these batteries, the new hybrid NiMH's are the way to go, and they're not particularly expensive. You guys spend more on paint and other garbage than you will on rechargeable batteries if you're just smart about it.

There's really no reason to use disposables anymore, except maybe for the purpose of keeping as a spare set to loan to someone else (who won't return them).

The only problem is there aren't any new hybrid NiMH's (I'm assuming you mean the low discharge type) in 9v size ...

[GoatBoy]

The only problem is there aren't any new hybrid NiMH's (I'm assuming you mean the low discharge type) in 9v size ...

True, but they are available for the AA sizes. It sounds like the 9v ones are on the way.

Have you guys ever checked the current pull of your markers? The power kind of determines the range of batteries you can use.

I don't own any Halo's or anything, but just out of curiosity, I checked the motors. It looks like they're 130 size motors (think: electric toothbrushes), so that pulls like around 2A or probably less.

Someone should just run a test; stick their gun on full auto, use an ammeter and a power supply and measure the power drawn.