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RC Master Caddy Battery Tips

Ever been out at the flying field or race track and found out your Field Box just don’t have what it takes to make it through the day? For many it can be a very frustrating experience, and loss of what you thought was gonna be a great day. For years the RC hobbyist only had one type of battery to put in their Field boxes for power. Today, the RC Hobbyist has options on how they want to power their Master Caddy Field Box. We here at BestBatteryTips.com have the best battery tips to keep you out at the Race Track or Flying Field.

RC hobbyist use their Field Box to pump fuel, warm glow plugs, starting, and various charging applications. This can be very demanding, and a hobbyist must have their battery ready to handle the task at hand. For years the most common battery for a field box was a 12 volt sealed lead acid battery. Generally speaking the 12 volt battery was somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 amp hour. Even with this type of battery if maintained properly could last the hobbyist 2 years without any problems. A negative about the lead acid batteries were that they often would leak and the acid would destroy the field box. Now that the hobbyist have the option of buying a 12 volt gel battery, they can expect to get 5 years out of them. The gel cell 12 volt battery is also half the weight of the lead acid battery, which is important when you have to carry it. The hobbyist have no worries of destroying their boxes, because gel batteries do not leak. The gel batteries have a lot more capacity, which means more power for various applications. The cost of a gel battery for your Master Caddy field box can be purchased for around twenty five dollars. Twenty five dollars is a great deal considering the power you will have available, and a no leak guarantee.

A common mistake that the RC hobbyist makes with their field box battery is proper storage. After a day at the field or track, most hobbyist put their field box away without first charging the battery back up. A battery was not made to sit around in the discharged state. A field box battery must be charged back up to 100% before storing it for its next use. This is because the battery will sulfate, and once this happens the lost capacity can never been gained back. Sulfation happens when a battery sits in the discharged state, building deposits on the lead grid plates inside of the battery. Once these deposits are on the plates, they take up space and hinder the ability of electrons to transfer among the lead plates inside the battery. This is the number one reason for premature battery failure not only in your RC field box, but in batteries like your automobile as well. Store your RC field box in a dry cool area. Never charge your battery for more than 12 hours max! Leaving your charger on for 24 hours or more will cause your battery to get hot. A batteries worst enemy is heat, and when subjected to high temperatures will lead to premature battery failure as well.