VP Rigid light instal, stock electronics

[sgtlopez79]

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o>Ok so total newb question here so please forgive me. I am fairly new to the RC game and I picked up a TH a few weeks ago. All the electronics are stock and I just received the VP Rigid light bar I had planned on installing. I have mounted a light on one of my other cars and that was a simple plug. After receiving the Rigid light it doesn’t look so simple (for my RC skill level anyways). I asked the “squirrel” dude that has all the YouTube videos and he gave me some answers but I am still not too clear on it, but did not want to keep bugging him.
<o>Basically he said “solder the red wire to the esc to battery red wire” and I understood until he sent me a link to a video of his and he was talking about a “BEC”. Now I am lost again.</o>
<o>Can I just solder the red and black wires coming from the light directly to the red and black wires going from the ESC to the battery? Will this fry the light? I would appreciate any help anyone can offer.</o>
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[Erin]

Yes, thats exactly what you want to do. Power either direct from battery or bec set at similar voltage of battery. Either works. I would suggest a switch or plug, so lights arent always on during day runs draining battery.

 

[sgtlopez79]

awesome. I really appreciate the response. I wasnt sure if connecting it straight to the battery would fry the light or not

 

[Erin]

Just remember, these are rated for 3s(11.1volts), so if you run it on 2s, it will be dimmer then rated.

 

[sgtlopez79]

Yeah I read that earlier. I will be upgrading the electronics soon. Just don't know what direction I am going to go with. I thought I knew until I joined this forum and seen the MANY different opinions. MMP esc for sure but no idea on motor.

 

[atencio]

im glad you asked this question and not me but thanks for the details I just got mine in last week and couldn't figure it out either.

 

[Pockets70]

You can also run a plug off of your balance lead on the battery instead of tapping into the esc lead.

 

[iacdmac]

I run my car on 2s so I have a very small like 450 mah 3s that I run the light off of (ps get a roc 412 motor there great)

 

[Corrupt]

I run my car on 2s so I have a very small like 450 mah 3s that I run the light off of (ps get a roc 412 motor there great)

I'm curious, where do you find space to mount that lipo?

-Corrupt

 

[iacdmac]

I'm curious, where do you find space to mount that lipo?

-Corrupt

I run shorty packs in stock location and I cut the bottom lip of the battery tray that holds the pack that came with the car from sliding down. I Velcro the 3s pack right there below the shorty. The only reason I cut the tray is for the 3s wires to fit so both the batteries take up the space of the tray. I know it's heavy with all this but my shocks are tuned correctly and it works for me

 

[69rd96]

I've got a 1000mah 3S pack in the front that powers both my 2" and 4" light bars, I just use the plugs as a switch.