Wanting to go lipo and brushless, need advice.

[Trick440]

As faR AS speeds... I'm not concerned with being the fastest, but I do want to be above average.

Does this Feigao 380C sound like a pretty good choice?

I also need some schooling on lipos. The lipos I have seen at the LHS have been credit card size, but fatter. Have been priced around $130 and I think where 7.2v. How many cells is that? 4? .. And if thats the case than the controller listed about says 12 cells I could run 3 of them packs?

School me on these lipos please or post a link to a thead that would help. thanks.

And yes I will be buying the motor and controller from Mike without this site I would not even know there was brushless or lipos.

[squeeforever]

Originally Posted by Trick440

As faR AS speeds... I'm not concerned with being the fastest, but I do want to be above average.

Does this Feigao 380C sound like a pretty good choice?

I also need some schooling on lipos. The lipos I have seen at the LHS have been credit card size, but fatter. Have been priced around $130 and I think where 7.2v. How many cells is that? 4? .. And if thats the case than the controller listed about says 12 cells I could run 3 of them packs?

School me on these lipos please or post a link to a thead that would help. thanks.

And yes I will be buying the motor and controller from Mike without this site I would not even know there was brushless or lipos.

for instance a controller that can handle 20 cells is refering to nimh or nicad. so thats 1.2 volts nominal which is 24 volts. now lipo, are 3.7 volts nominal per cell which would let you run a max of 6s lipo to stay under the 24 volts. now on a st, since you would be pressed for space, i would only run a max of 3s (11.1volts) or preferable 2s (7.4 volts). s stands for series while p stands for parallel. so a 2s2p pack made of 4000mah cells would have 4 cells total, a voltage of 7.4 volts nominal, and 8000mah (if you dont understand just ask and i can help you out some more). a good starter pack is the orion 4200mah 2s pack. ask mike and im pretty sure he can get them or has them.
yes, the fegao 380c motors are a good choice along with a mgm 80 amp controller it will be pretty fast and reliable. i would go for the 380c 8t if your not look for blisteringly fast speeds. hte 8t on 2s lipo or possible 3s lipo should be plenty. if you have any more questions just ask.

[makana59]

hello squeeforever,
What would you recommend for a 9L and 9920 for the Lipo. I am really new to lipo and am currently trying to read a little about it here on the forum. But as the the set up I have what would you recommend? I want speed but dont want to burn the motor or controller. When you give the recommendations can you give the web site to so i can check out the battereies and chargers. Thanks for the help. Ill try to read a little more about it. Grant

[Mike.L]

i have a question for my self actually are these brushless controllers hard to install? lots to do? possibly a hassle?:013: