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[BrianG]

Well, got all my stuff in!

I wired up a Y balance connector and adding Deans to my 8Ah lipo packs. I then stuck them on my LBA10 so both 2s2p packs get balanced together as a 4s2p pack. Good thing too, one pack had a slightly higher voltage and required several hours on the balancer to equal out.

Then, I installed the 46T spur on the center diff. Thinking it would be a simple swap, I just slapped the plastic spur on there but the gears were binding badly. After reading a few posts here, some people remove all the shims. I really didn't want to do that as they are put there for a reason. So, I made a "gasket" out if some lexan I had laying around from the last body I cut out. It added just enough thickness for the gears not to bind, but still thin enough (at 0.85mm) to keep the sealing o-ring where it needs to be to prevent leaks. I haven't run it yet, so time will tell. Too bad there wasn't a rubber version...

Below are a couple pictures of the gasket:





I'll be doing some metal work this week to get the Quark, RX, and UBEC mounted. Maybe by next weekend, I'll have a functioning buggy!