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Originally Posted by Cain
Hey guys.
Just wanted to say so far I have been quite happy with my RC8. Love the power and performance, and not getting covered with nitro residue is great too.
Anyway, I currently run a PolyRC 4S 6000mah pack, works excellent. I am thinking though for next year to pickup 2 batteries, so I can do the 30 minute mains that the nitros do for races where I am allowed to run the buggy, till electrics get going enough.
As you already know, the PolyRC 4S 6000mah 25C pack isn't exactly cheap. 
So I am thinking of giving a set of zippy's a try as I can get 2 5S packs for about the cost of the pack I have now.
Anyway, my problem is two fold, hope you can give advice:
1. Seems like most of the zippys I am looking at won't fit the RCPD tray's width. Is anyone here using a zippy with the RCPD tray, and if so, how did you get it to fit?
2. For the 4800mah Type R zippy, looks like it could be what I need. But, I have heard the wires are pretty porky. For those who have used these batteries, what did you do for connectors? Did you redo the wire to something more reasonable?
Thanks before hand. |
Zippys are gerat for the money.
Regarding the RCPD Tray. You will need to take a dremmel to the tray sides if you get the Zippy-H (the blue wrapped ones) The Zippy R's (white wrapped)should fit fine with no mods as I believe they are rebranded enerland cells like your PQ packs. The RCPD tray is 48.5mm and the Zippy-Hs are 50mm wide. A dremmel with a grinding head and about 5 minutes is all it takes.
I use the Losi 1/8 Connectors and they fit the wires fine. I also liked the 6.5mm Castle Bullets.
The only thing about the Zippys is that I have noticed that they do not take getting drained down very well relative to the high priced packs. It isn't a big deal, but you just need to be vigilant and treat your pack right. They work great for racing, but I wouldn't use them for high amp draw applications or very hot motors like the 1512 1.5d or 2d.
Set your LVC to 3.2 volts or you risk the pack getting out of wack. WHen I ran my packs with a 3.0 and 3.1 cut off, I noticed they would get way out of balance (never an issue with the PQ & Flightpower packs) and sometimes one of the cells would not recover from teh amp draw and read below 3 volts. As long as I have it set at 3.2 it stays balanced perfectly and puts back in more mah than the pack is even rated for.