Lipo Virgin

With all this talk of Lipo's, what cells are people using? And does everyone get away with one pack / cell for an evening? How long do they take to charge compared to nimhs?

you the chap at crewe?? hi its ben, iam going lipo to think you can get away with using one if its good size, iam going for a 4000mah

I have had mine around 18 months I think. . .

Its the SMC 4900 I just use the 1 pack ( if you can call it a Pack LOL ) as soon as I finish my heat its back on charge never warm or hot just charge at 1C takes about 30 mins to charge to full capacity never had any problems

so yea 1 pack and its still going strong when on charge it puts back in around 1495 so it does not use much

Alright Ben, yeah it's Mark. Would like to go the low maintenance route of Lipo but don't fully understand them yet. Want to stick with Dave system though, even if I am the only one! As yet it's never missed a beat.

Aup Mark....after talking to Ben, looks like I might be coming over to BL and Lipo and I'll either go for:

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Make sure the mTroniks systems will run a 1s lipo and dont forget you'll need a booster or receiver pack as well

Lee

dont know if anyone has tryed it yet but the xerun new 1's lipo compatible esc has a booster built in

dirtyghost wrote:dont know if anyone has tryed it yet but the xerun new 1's lipo compatible esc has a booster built in

Thats the speedo I'm looking at getting lol

lol i been looking at it as well lee, looks the muts for the job i have to say......

Yep the specs are good plus NO need for a booster as you say

I worked out that if I bought a half decent second hand speedo and booster (mark jordan one) then I'd be looking at over £100 for the 2 items and this speedo is only around £90 new result me thinks lol gonna do some more digging around 1st and read up on it

Been running the Hobbywing 1S Esc for a few months now in my WGT 10.5 1s
Purchased mine from Stuart at Racersinexile fantastic service and tips and the firmware updates have been great
need to purchase one of there motors next

Is this a stock on IE no turbo or boost

This has all the boost and turbo settings but can be rolled back to a firmware for stock settings
like the tekin never tried it thou

" Gazza shouting " JAMES. . . . .


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Yeh thats the one thou the boost and turbo steps have changed
for the latest FW version

its just that James who's doing the rules says NO turbo or boost ESC so we cant use it

Si....do you know where the software upgrades/downgrades are please?

I guess they could add a WGT to the shopping list

Here's a link to download the latest FW 110119
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4_cell_racer wrote:Aup Mark....after talking to Ben, looks like I might be coming over to BL and Lipo and I'll either go for:

Click>> [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (Deans plug)
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Make sure the mTroniks systems will run a 1s lipo and dont forget you'll need a booster or receiver pack as well

Lee

Hello mate, I'm pretty sure the speedo will run 1s as there's a booster on the Mardave site, but will have a root through the details. It has a lipo setting on the pit card for the shut off. Not a bad price on those cells.

Bummer liked the idea of that ESC oh well

looks like the Novak GTB then

Gazza wrote:Bummer liked the idea of that ESC oh well

looks like the Novak GTB then

Well I'll more than likely still be getting it Gazza

Whats the issue with that esc lee what have i missed?

It has boost/turbo........didnt realise that, bugger dam arse biscuits
got to be a way around this

dirtyghost wrote:Whats the issue with that esc lee what have i missed?

It has boost/turbo........didnt realise that, bugger dam arse biscuits
got to be a way around this

I know it's a total bummer! But I may still go for it!
Im trying to see if there is any way of changing the software to a version that doesn't include the turbo & boost but still able to use the booster for 1s lipo!! If not then I'll eiher not run at ardent or run but have no points!

maybe if you can prove its turned off on the programming card.... show the scrutineer before you start racing and allow a random check during the day to make sure you haven't modified the setup.

Be carefull guys . . . .

My Tekin with turbo and boost off is slower than a G2 let alone a brushless . . .

I need about 15 boost and 10 turbo to be the same as James with a stock Fusion system . . .
So even I will be looking for a good ESC in STOCK mode