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e-maxxcrawl · 05-02-2005, 05:33 PM

im getting a tlt with a Penguin Carbon fiber Chassis pretty soon and i need to know how to assymble the batts for it. so if anyone has a pic or somthing for me i could really use it. Ow ya i know how to solder but i have never done it on batterys. so if you have any advice on that subject to i could use it. ill try to post pics as soon as i get my tlt

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Thanks,
Shane

gregrocks90046 · 05-02-2005, 08:35 PM

are you going to run 3 batteries in the rear tray and 3 in the front? i used to crawl with a penguin chassis. i set my batteries up with 4 on the top of the front tray and 2 below the front tray. i did that to get the weight more foward. the batteries underneath are held up by the velcro strap, and they cleared the driveshafts.

as far as soldering the batteries, buy the battery bars used to make packs. you will need some good quality 12 or 10 gauge silicone wire. and i hope you have a good soldering station, not one of those 10 watt pencil irons. if you don't, buy a hakko or weller station with a thermostat. it may be expensive, but it will last you a lifetime with proper maintennence, and save a lot of frustration.

Rockpiledriver · 05-03-2005, 11:10 AM

Shane,

We have a weller soldering station, and I have been building battery packs for a long time. When you are ready let Dean know and I'll show you how to do it.

Do you have cells yet? If not go here Battlepacks.com Steve has everything you'll need at great prices, plus he'll zap them for you for free.

Brian

Plays_with_Toys · 05-03-2005, 11:19 AM

If you want TONS of info on the penguin chassis, there is a 50 page long thread on one18th titled my "new monster" by ronbeck. There are 3 or 4 people that respond to that thread regularly that run those chassis'.

e-maxxcrawl · 05-05-2005, 07:17 PM

thanks for the info
Shane

e-maxxcrawl · 05-09-2005, 08:37 PM

i would like to thank Rockpiledriver for wiering up my batterys this weekends and getting the truck running. her are some pics

this truck has a penguin chassie, tobee suspinssion, 37turn silver can motor thanks to rockpiledriver,traxxas TQ TX and RX, and finaly a duratrax blast esc.

(that all sounds good till the esc, its got the worst throttle response.)
improvements comming soon im going to widen the wheel base and get 4ws

romeo26 · 06-23-2005, 04:32 PM

is the penguin chassi good?

Frkan · 06-23-2005, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by romeo26

is the penguin chassi good?

its real good hop up for the tlt, but it uses the stock tranny and isnt really meant to be a crawling chassis

romeo26 · 06-23-2005, 06:27 PM

oh sry for not clearing that up i was thinkin of using that for bashing!!!
is it good for bashing?

e-maxxcrawl · 06-23-2005, 07:32 PM

its really light and speeking of putting a ped transsmission in it penguin is making plates so you can put you ped gears in it but i dont konow if there done with it yet should be on the market soon if not now. im second gessing keeping the chassis becaue i want to make a really cool custome crawler so im thinking of selling it.

romeo26 · 06-24-2005, 12:19 AM

they are but not done yet i emailed them

05-02-2005, 05:33 PM	#1
e-maxxcrawl Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upland Posts: 79	tlt-1 with Penguin Chassis help im getting a tlt with a Penguin Carbon fiber Chassis pretty soon and i need to know how to assymble the batts for it. so if anyone has a pic or somthing for me i could really use it. Ow ya i know how to solder but i have never done it on batterys. so if you have any advice on that subject to i could use it. ill try to post pics as soon as i get my tlt . Thanks, Shane

05-05-2005, 07:17 PM	#5
e-maxxcrawl Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upland Posts: 79	Thanks thanks for the info Shane

05-09-2005, 08:37 PM	#6
e-maxxcrawl Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upland Posts: 79	thanks i would like to thank Rockpiledriver for wiering up my batterys this weekends and getting the truck running. her are some pics this truck has a penguin chassie, tobee suspinssion, 37turn silver can motor thanks to rockpiledriver,traxxas TQ TX and RX, and finaly a duratrax blast esc. (that all sounds good till the esc, its got the worst throttle response.) improvements comming soon im going to widen the wheel base and get 4ws Last edited by e-maxxcrawl; 05-09-2005 at 09:55 PM.

05-02-2005, 08:35 PM	#2
gregrocks90046 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Crawlifornia Uber Alles Posts: 1,146	are you going to run 3 batteries in the rear tray and 3 in the front? i used to crawl with a penguin chassis. i set my batteries up with 4 on the top of the front tray and 2 below the front tray. i did that to get the weight more foward. the batteries underneath are held up by the velcro strap, and they cleared the driveshafts. as far as soldering the batteries, buy the battery bars used to make packs. you will need some good quality 12 or 10 gauge silicone wire. and i hope you have a good soldering station, not one of those 10 watt pencil irons. if you don't, buy a hakko or weller station with a thermostat. it may be expensive, but it will last you a lifetime with proper maintennence, and save a lot of frustration.

05-03-2005, 11:10 AM	#3
Rockpiledriver I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,027	Shane, We have a weller soldering station, and I have been building battery packs for a long time. When you are ready let Dean know and I'll show you how to do it. Do you have cells yet? If not go here Battlepacks.com Steve has everything you'll need at great prices, plus he'll zap them for you for free. Brian

05-03-2005, 11:19 AM	#4
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	If you want TONS of info on the penguin chassis, there is a 50 page long thread on one18th titled my "new monster" by ronbeck. There are 3 or 4 people that respond to that thread regularly that run those chassis'.

06-23-2005, 04:32 PM	#7
romeo26 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: anaheim Posts: 75	is the penguin chassi good?

06-23-2005, 06:27 PM	#9
romeo26 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: anaheim Posts: 75	oh sry for not clearing that up i was thinkin of using that for bashing!!! is it good for bashing?

06-23-2005, 07:32 PM	#10
e-maxxcrawl Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upland Posts: 79	its really light and speeking of putting a ped transsmission in it penguin is making plates so you can put you ped gears in it but i dont konow if there done with it yet should be on the market soon if not now. im second gessing keeping the chassis becaue i want to make a really cool custome crawler so im thinking of selling it.

06-24-2005, 12:19 AM	#11
romeo26 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: anaheim Posts: 75	they are but not done yet i emailed them

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