Which lipo to go with?

Well guys, I hooked up my eagletree up to see just how many amps this little mega motor draws. I was surprised that it pulled 95amps max, 12amps avg, and 600watts. I think some good lipos will do this setup a favor. At 95amps, my maxamps total voltage dropped to 5.5v, thats 2.75v/cell! I'm surprised that the lipo didn't puff... I'm still undecided to which lipo to go with...

Bye

Originally Posted by cemetery gates

Well guys, I hooked up my eagletree up to see just how many amps this little mega motor draws. I was surprised that it pulled 95amps max, 12amps avg, and 600watts. I think some good lipos will do this setup a favor. At 95amps, my maxamps total voltage dropped to 5.5v, thats 2.75v/cell! I'm surprised that the lipo didn't puff... I'm still undecided to which lipo to go with...

Bye

I use a TrakPower, it hardly hangs off the chassis (pics are in my thread if you want to look) Its hard cased, so you dont need to make a whole alu mount (IMO) it doesnt hang off enough to get hit, and I can tell because I had no shrink on it for 4 or o runs, because I ran out of shrink, and out bashing, theres no scratches on it......

Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO

I use a TrakPower, it hardly hangs off the chassis (pics are in my thread if you want to look) Its hard cased, so you dont need to make a whole alu mount (IMO) it doesnt hang off enough to get hit, and I can tell because I had no shrink on it for 4 or o runs, because I ran out of shrink, and out bashing, theres no scratches on it......

Hows the runtime with the trakpower?

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With my 10.5 (around 4200KV) bashing, im getting a solid 25-30 mins, I can get 50 mins if im not so aggressive with the gas, and pulling wheelie's, all of that stuff......

Ah poop, I was at my track today and found out that you can only use hard-cased lipos for racing and must have a liposack too. This means that I have only 2 options, right? Trakpower and Neu car lipo? Should I consider any other lipos? What about li-ion? I was thinking of a 2s1p a123 pack, but don't know if the voltage will be enough. I use about 120mAh a minute, so about 1000mAh for a 5min race; I think 2300mAh(a123) would cut it. Opinions/Suggestions?

Thanks!

Do TrakPower man

There awesome!

Or cheat, and put some good cells in a hard case lol

Lot's of great cell's being deemed unusable because of the hard case rules. I wonder how long before someone releases some kind of universal or size specific aftermarket hard case?

[jhautz]

If your track is following the new ROAR rules make sure you read this before purchasing. Also, the packs must be listed on a ROAR approved list. I dont think thi is available yet. I have to imagine that the trackpowers will be submitted and be listed.

Also pay attention to the sie limits!!

Read this for all of the info:

[A RC Dude]

I'm still new to LiPos but if the 2s trackpower can rip my rustler's diff in a few wheelies with a plan MM7700kv system then i'd say thay have a LOT of power!

Dude, I hate rules! This means that the 25c trakpower lipos cannot be used because they are like 160mm long? This sucks big time! It makes me not want to race.

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The TrakPower lipos are not that big man

I use them in my touring car, theres the same exact size as a 6 cell nimh pack....

I called flightpower a little while ago, and they have a bunch of trakpower lipos ready to ship to ROAR for testing(a manufacture who wants ROAR to approve their product has to send them a certain number for testing). All their in-house testing passed the ROAR specifications. So, trakpowers are on their way to being ROAR approved!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel a little batter now.....

Bye

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO

The TrakPower lipos are not that big man

I use them in my touring car, theres the same exact size as a 6 cell nimh pack....

acually, their not quite as tall. my trackpower fits a little looser in the battery tray than my 6 cell packs do.

They will be approved soon...... I see no reason why orion lipos would, and TP wont..