Battery / Charger

[xlnaga25]

I am getting a new SRC RPK. The retailer had no batteries in stock. For the battery should I go for the standard 9.6V 4500mA NiMH re-chargeable battery and an auto cut-off charger? Or should I get the Li-PO and charger since the gun I'm getting is 11.1V Li-PO ready? Is there any downside to running the 11.1V other then your gun cycles faster and therefore wears faster? Either way is there a type of battery / charger that I should either look for or stay away from?

[G2Sniper]

I would say go with the 9.6 battery. But if you choose a lipo instead make sure that the battery is higher than 30 C and only like a 7.2 mah battery if you don't want to wreck your gun quickly.

[xlnaga25]

Would this be a good battery/charger combo to start since it allows me to upgrade to LI-PO later if i want a higher ROF? How much are the customs fees from ehobbyasia? Would it be better to buy a more expensive unit in Canada because this will cost much more once it is over the border?
http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/bb-batter...e-charger.html
http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/intellect...arge-type.html

[Kos-Mos]

Your gun is not LiPo ready, whatever the retaillers say.

You can't make a gun LiPo ready, since it basically means that it can take a battery. LiPos are available in 3.7v steps, meaning 7.4v and 11.1v are the only viable options for airsoft.

Now, a stock TM would break faster on 11.1v LiPo because of the high RoF.
But it would run perfecly on a 7.4v, better than on a 8.4v NiMh or NiCd.

The SRC guns have one major flaw: the gears are badly designed. Not that the gears are cheap, but they used a very soft metal for the gear shafts, and they break under 5000 rnds. Other than that, they are amazing rifles.

You should really use a 9.6v or even 8.4v in your gun. That is PLENTY enough for a support weapon (I have an MG36 and found that 9.6v was too much to feed reliably). The drum mag has a limitation to the speed it will feed.

Other than that, your choices are very good.

When ordering outside Canada, customs fees are usually 8-9$ + taxes. It is really hit or miss ether you pay them or not. I have yet to pay customs from items I ordered from eHobbyAsia.

[xlnaga25]

"Your gun is not LiPo ready, whatever the retaillers say." By this you mean yes the battery fits in there, but it will destory your gun very quickly if used? So unless your gun is REALLY meant for super high rate of fire (+1100 RPM) stay away from the 11.1V LI-PO's. Another thing I thought about but forgot to ask is the feed reliability at that voltage. As for the weak gear shaft, Is that an easy and cheap replacement with a stronger shaft once it breaks?