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I was at a local airsoft store looking for a Mini Bat pack for my new CA M15A4 RIS and they quoted me $50 for the 9.6V 1700 mah Battery pack. And the Batteries were Nickel Cadium!

Have you tried them yet? Just curious if the discharge rate is enough to crank your spring. Also what type of spring are you running?

it's the same as the stock gun batteries. They are 1600 vs 1700 mah, but this is just battery capacity. 9.6v is always going to be 9.6v.

[quote="jperickson2001"]it's the same as the stock gun batteries. They are 1600 vs 1700 mah, but this is just battery capacity. 9.6v is always going to be 9.6v.

lol im no battery expert but ill keep it simple. they are refering to the fact that even if its 9.6v on both batteries the RC car one may only discharge 1/2 the amps the airsoft one does. like a garden hose vs. a firehose, one lets a lot more out at once?

Batteries are cheaper at Radio Shack because they buy 10,000,000 battery packs at a time.

Well think about it, R/C cars have more of a demand of juice than any AEG. It has a constant draw when the car is moving and it has to last a long time. My gun was cycling at full auto just as fast as the stock nicads were. Motor temp was the same. Wire temp was the same. Battery temp was the same. No fuse blew out. As a plus, the hydride batteries are slightly dimensionally smaller and lighter, so you may have more room in your gun battery area. The charge time is much less also. A hydride charger stops charging the batteries when it senses full voltage charge, so you don't need to calculate how long to charge them. About the only thing I see as a downfall is that the Airsoft shop will sell less batteries, but they make their money on other items as well. They won't go broke. -John