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11-22-2008, 04:15 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ccxc
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|  Battery mounts...
Thinking i am ditching the split battery plates for a servo/battery mount... any one better than the other? i have seen carbon fiber, etc. How is the ckrc viper mount?
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11-22-2008, 05:03 PM
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| Shelf queen   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Internet
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From what I've heard, the split pack is supposed to provide a better l to r weight balance. i still prefer a normal servo/battery mount like the carbon fiber one I currently use from 3Racing. Ultimately I think it comes down to what type of battery you run since I doubt any lipos will fit on a split pack batery mount.
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11-22-2008, 05:54 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
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could you let me know why you are ditching the split packs. I am only a newbie and have just started making my own split packs ,to me they seem to help heaps with lowering my cog and improving my rigs handling so I am curious as to why you want to change.  |
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11-23-2008, 12:29 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada
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the only reason to ditch the split pack would be for lipo.... thats what i did. i couldnt find a lipo capacity that i liked to keep it split. more fab work time!  |
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11-23-2008, 02:26 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
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I didnt consider li-pos. i have a rtr and cant afford a decent esc so switching to li-po is the one reason for getting rid of split packs i didnt think of
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11-23-2008, 05:11 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: So-Cal
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I really like my CKRC viper link mounts dont know about the battery mount though.
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11-23-2008, 06:07 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bradenton
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I like the 2 3 pack better it lowers the weight better balence but if want to change talk to chris the battery man[ cheapbatterypacks.com ] great to talk to.but my choice is the 2/3 pack
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11-23-2008, 10:00 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ccxc
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looking to switch because 1 i want to change the linkage and 2 lipo MIGHT be in the future......
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11-23-2008, 10:36 AM
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I was able to put a servo and a 1350 mah 3 cell on there with no issues. | |
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11-23-2008, 11:04 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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When crawling with lipo batteries keep in mind not to dammage the pack. lipos are easily dented and punctured, these types of dammage cause internal shorts which kill the battery. It is easy to cause this type of dammage with the pack on the front axel. To avoid this issue I have my ESC mounted next to the servo on an offset plate, my battery is mounted on the upper "Y" link of the suspension to keep it out of harms way. |
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