The number of batteries you will need depends on the motors and weight of your vehicle and your battling style. . I'll use my tanks as examples. My Pz IV , T 12, was running EV Warriors on 12 volts. I could get about 40 minutes of run time. So, I would bring 3 batteries. Oh yes, these were 12v 26ah. My Comet, T-39, started with EV Warriors running at 24 volts. This set up gave me the same amount of run time. But, I now needed 6 12v 26 ah for the 2 one hour battles. Switching to the 350w scooter motors allowed the Comet to run an entire battle on one set of batteries. My Pz II Ausf J, uses 2 12v 18ah batteries. These ran my tank the entire hour without a problem. This tank uses the 18v Dewalt right angle drill motors. And weighs less than the other two tanks.
As for the air question. The Pz IV used a 4 oz Co2 bottle. That was all that would fit inside the turret. I used micro line, and very rarely would that last more than 40 minutes. Too many leaks. The Comet turret allows a 12oz tank with macro line. Never ran out of gas. The Pz II Ausf J can only hold a 4 oz tank, but I used braided steel hose. It lasted each hour of battling without a problem. No leaks, so optimum use of gas. Hope this helps. On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:01:43 PM UTC-4, Dirk Pitt wrote: > > a great question, as I am also nearing the completion of my build. I hope > we can get some answers from some people. > > dirk > > On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:54:34 AM UTC-3, [email protected] wrote: >> >> In a message dated 5/16/2012 8:47:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> As I approach the end of my build, I am starting to wonder about how >> many spare batteries are needed for a battle. I'd like to get people's >> experiences on battery power consumption, spares, cost of batteries, etc. >> Rate of consumption of air/CO2, number of extra gas bottles, would be nice >> to know too. >> >> from what I have seen so far, each person has at least 2 sets of >> batteries for their tanks, and some have more. >> >> as for air, someone normally always has a large bottle tank that they >> brought with them, stationed somewhere to refill the smaller bottles >> throughout the day >> >> Chris >> > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
