Question about Redcat Rampage MT?

[Yannik]

Hi,


It's been a little over year since I haven't touched my Truck! To make it worst, I forgot for some reason to take out both the transmitter and receiver batteries so it was left like that for like 14 months. Now, I am wondering if both batteries are still good or I will need to buy new ones?


I'm not a battery specialist so I have no clue if they just lose their charge or they Die?


Thanks in advance,


Yannik

 

[RampageHopUps]

Throw them both out if you don;t know the condition of them.

 

[Yannik]

About the condition, they are both brand new batteries from last year so I'm not sure if they're discharged or dead! What do you think? I hope that I don't have to buy another one! :/

 

[RampageHopUps]

If you are not sure, get a kill switch, or don't drive around people or property.

 

[Yannik]

@Rob: I already have a kill switch installed on my truck! Do you think I can still try to charge both batteries to see if they will hold their charge?? Something tells me that they're still working as I bought these last year so I think they're just discharge but I needed a second opinion!!!

 

[RampageHopUps]

What kind of charger do you have? Can you cycle the batteries a few times? If the batteries were stored correctly, they just might work.

 

[Yannik]

Hey Rob!

Here's my response to your questions:

What kind of charger do you have? It is a "Duratrax Onyx 245"

Can you cycle the batteries a few times? I never tried so I'm not sure!

If the batteries were stored correctly, they just might work. I bought these batteries Brand New last year and they were fully charged when I left one in the receiver and the other one in the transmitter for a whole year and 2 months!

Can you please explain what you mean by cycling the battery? I'm quite sure my charger does that but I never knew what it meant!! Thanks.

 

[Ice_2k]

By cycling he probably means fully charging and fully discharging the battery. Some chargers can do that.

 

[RampageHopUps]

Your charger has a setting for discharge. Use that a few times and see if it takes a full charge.

 

[designed2survive]

Whatever you do, do it outside. Those batteries are in an unknown state.

 

[Yannik]

Thanks a lot guys! If someone knows that he won't use a battery for quite a while, what is the proper measure in order to preserve it? I have two types of batteries!