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Old 09-26-2012, 10:56 AM   #1
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what do you all do for cold weather, i know lipos don't like the cold so i need something that I can run in the snow. I was thinking about jsut making me up some more NICD or NIMH packs, but sub D's seem to have gotten pricy again. ESC can run 4s so i was thinking something in the 12 volt area.
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Old 09-26-2012, 03:04 PM   #2
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I just run LiPos. I've driven some of my crawlers in pretty cold weather with a little snow and haven't had any issues. Been running LiPo in the Kyosho Blizzard for a few years now.
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Old 09-26-2012, 03:20 PM   #3
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I was told it was no no. Do you notice any change in performance? less power, shorter run time?
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Old 09-26-2012, 04:09 PM   #4
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You'll notice a little loss with small mah, low C packs. In a comp truck it can be a problem, most scalers will never see an issue due to more mah.
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Old 09-26-2012, 05:03 PM   #5
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Well, guess I will just stick with my 6000 packs.
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Old 09-26-2012, 05:52 PM   #6
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If you keep the LiPO pack warm until use, they don't tend to drop temp real fast, thus no real performance loss.

You could drop a chemical heater in your LiPO sack to keep pack temps up until use.

As an aside, I believe you mean "sub-C" packs, not "sud D".
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Old 09-26-2012, 07:06 PM   #7
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Last pack I built where Ds

Most of my winter running will be around the house but the chem pack is a great idea. What would be a good low end temp to stop at?
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Old 09-26-2012, 08:15 PM   #8
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how cold is to cold for lipos?
I ask because up here in northern Alberta Iit sits around -20 to -30 degrees celcious and quite frequantly hiting the -50

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Old 09-26-2012, 08:28 PM   #9
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i lived in il/wi up to early 2011 and never ever had a problem in the cold weather
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Old 09-27-2012, 08:44 AM   #10
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I haven't noticed any decrease in performance or runtime, but I do run my scalers on big 2S packs. I'm not usually out too long in the cold, I'd be willing to bet my fingers/feet start to hurt before the pack is too cold.
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Old 09-27-2012, 09:34 AM   #11
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Yeah warm them to room temp, install then run. They'll be fine, it won't last as long and might lose a little punch, but I've never had an issue with my Rally Car on the streets after a snow.
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Old 09-27-2012, 10:24 AM   #12
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thanks guys, you have saved me some time and money here, now all I need to do is build a plow.
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