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I am looking at upgrading to an ESC. As of right now I am still running the mechanical speed controller with a LiPo that I picked up for $15. Once I made that switch, I went from about one and a half minutes to 25. I cut it off at 25 minutes to prevent from ruining the LiPo.

I did recently purchase a 5000 mAh LiPO and charger and I'm just waiting for the battery and charger to come in.

About eight years ago my Parents bought me a second hand MRC Thunder King. The truck is amazing. It has two drive motors that allow the truck to traverse almost any obstacle. But I'm having an issue with battery life, or lack there of. The truck came with a mechanical speed controller, and I did fix...