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06-29-2008, 11:11 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On Canada
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|  Tekin fxr/55t battery suggestions and opinions please??????for scorpion artr
I'm buying a scorpion and a tekin esc/motor system. Would really appreciate hearing a bunch of battery suggestions and opinions. Should I go NIMH on front axle and if so how many cells? 6?....7?....or 8 cells? Should I go lipo and how many cells .....2s....or 3s...... Really appreciate some help here. |
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06-29-2008, 11:17 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lufkin
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I'm interested in the answer as well. I've got the FXR and a 65t and wanted to go with a bigger lipo than I currently have (1250 mAh 7.4v 2s E-flite). I've been wondering what to step up to as well.
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06-29-2008, 11:28 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mansfield, PA
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I am using a 3s (11.1V) Lipo with mine... I still need to wire up the esc/motor so it has not been run yet... but i know lots of others that have been running theirs on 3s lipo and Tekin themselves said its OK  |
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06-29-2008, 11:48 AM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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Yep, they're good to go on 3S as long as you stay above a 35 turn motor. So knowing that means you can safely run an 8 cell Nimh pack too, as that's a nominal 9.6 volts. 2S, or 3S lipo, or 6, 7, or 8 cells Nimh is going to be a choice you should make. In the end, you'll probably prefer a higher voltage over a lower voltage. The size of the battery is up to you also, where are you going to put a big battery? I use a 3S 5000 mah Maxamps Lipo in my Tamiya CR-01 on a 35 turn and it's a hoot to drive, but the battery is huge. In my AX10 I use a 2S 1100 mah Maxamps Lipo and a 55 turn and that works great too, but I do have a 3S 1100 I can use too. Most of the time, the 2S works just fine, and the battery can be put practically anywhere because it's so small. The Tekin FXR is a great ESC. |
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06-29-2008, 11:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the Dark Edges of your Mind
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It looks like the trend here in the southeast is to go with more voltage. 3S is what I'm going to as soon as I buy the FXR. |
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06-29-2008, 09:07 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On Canada
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What is more important. Lipo power or nimh weight on the front axle? |
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06-29-2008, 09:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lufkin
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You can always add weight to the axle with other things. Like stick on weights and such. I prefer the lipo and that's all I run on all my rigs. I just really like the size aspect.
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