MMM availibility date dropped!

[BrianG]

I thought it turned out that those dual 3s packs were running in parallel instead of series? Even with the older version, I only know of people running 5s, and don't remember anyone running 6s...

[jhautz]

I thought the caps and fets on the MM were 25v components. If you run them on a fully charged 6s pack that would be 25.2v

Thats a littel close for comfort on the MM. The MMM will likely be 35v or 50v components. if they are going to spec it at 6s. They gotta have room for any voltage spikes when braking on a near full battery.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I thought it turned out that those dual 3s packs were running in parallel instead of series? Even with the older version, I only know of people running 5s, and don't remember anyone running 6s...

I too only know of 5s being used in a MM, but here are mine and mega's emails about the subject.

Here's mine ;

I just read the article on the Losi 8ight electric you built for robinson racing, I have a few questions. Is the battery setup parallel or series? What gearing is it set up for? And, what are the speeds is it setup for? I aksed the magazine and they said it was parallel and it run 40 MPH. Looking at the gearing diff ratio and tire size, I don't think it would do what they said in parallel, It would need a 32 tooth pinion to pull that off, in my opinion
thank you

here is Mega's reply;

Larry:

It is wired in series. 22 Volts at 2200 MAH.
We used a 17 tooth pinion for general use and an 18 tooth for top speed of 48 mph.
It draws more current at 18 tooth so run time is less. 2200 Mah is a small cell for this use.

17 tooth would be good on a track. You can not run 48 mph on most tracks. Energy use is better. In one case we used 100 Mah per minute of run time.



Ken