Traxxas Mutt

[PedeBasher]

Yes as long as you run a Lipo Voltage Cutoff (LVC) and only run 4s. THat should be plenty of power anyway. Novak makes some LVCs and you should run one 4s LVC instead of two 2s LVCs if you do plan to run lipos.

[Tarill the Mad]

Originally Posted by PedeBasher

Yes as long as you run a Lipo Voltage Cutoff (LVC) and only run 4s. THat should be plenty of power anyway. Novak makes some LVCs and you should run one 4s LVC instead of two 2s LVCs if you do plan to run lipos.

I'm new to lipo and only recently started researching them. Do you mean use two 2s1p batteries? How would you hook one of those Novak LVCs to 2 battery packs? What would be a good charger for lipos? I've got some more work done but going to wait till after I get my servos in and bodies painted and trimmed. Any tips on batteries, chargers and painting is much appreciated.

[What's_nitro?]

What is this, math class?

[Aceldama]

I just wanted to pop in and say nice sledgehammer you've got there.

As for batteries and chargers:
I've personally had no problems with Zippy packs from HobbyCity, this includes the Rhino packs. I've got a pair of NeuEnergy packs which I haven't run yet but they're highly respected packs. I'd avoid Maxamps as they're overpriced and have quality control issues.

After doing a lot of charger research I ended up buying a iCharger 106B+. iCharger makes 3 different chargers and they can be found at amainhobbies, progressiverc and hobbyCity. The Hyperion chargers are also very popular and have a good reputation. I know RCMonster sells the Hyperion chargers.

Big iCharger information thread.

There's also a ton of general battery/charger information on that forum.