Lipo xx4....

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by Danny McGee

Im in the process of sorting something for the chassis! I'm thinking of making a plate of somesort that the cells will slot into, may have to add two holes to the chassis but when i feel better ill have a proper think about it. To bust feeling ill at the moment.

Who from the team is going to the Players this weekend? I'm trying to get the bits done for then.

Im not sure, i cant as i have something on. I do have another idea with the battery slots i need to speak to Trish about, not sure how financially viable it will be though.

[ashleyb4]

Lucky people.

The only problem i can see with apoxy in the battery slots is under a heavy impact they would come out as the battery slots are not tappered so have very little to bond to.

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[ashleyb4]

Are you guy planning on adding any weight to the car with lipo????

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[tyreman]

Originally Posted by Danny McGee

Im in the process of sorting something for the chassis! I'm thinking of making a plate of somesort that the cells will slot into, may have to add two holes to the chassis but when i feel better ill have a proper think about it. To bust feeling ill at the moment.

Who from the team is going to the Players this weekend? I'm trying to get the bits done for then.

David Belsten, Rob Fox, Brian Shardlow

[Belsten]

Originally Posted by Danny McGee

Im in the process of sorting something for the chassis! I'm thinking of making a plate of somesort that the cells will slot into, may have to add two holes to the chassis but when i feel better ill have a proper think about it. To bust feeling ill at the moment.

Who from the team is going to the Players this weekend? I'm trying to get the bits done for then.

I'll be there Cars arent ready though

[nikos2002]

To those talking about adding weight - are you doing it to be legal or just to get back to the NiMH battery weight?

I ran my car with a lipo - I did use the original full chasis, and I made weight - car balance was good. Thanks for the info.

[matthewjtovey]

I've just put a stick lipo in my xx4 and it seems very tight against the motor, even touching it. is this ok? how can i stop this?

Cheers for help

matt

[lochness42]

Originally Posted by matthewjtovey

I've just put a stick lipo in my xx4 and it seems very tight against the motor, even touching it. is this ok? how can i stop this?

Cheers for help

matt

Mine is close but not touching. I've got full graphite chassis with original rubber retainers under NiMH cells. It's enough. I raced in this configuration really hard in Wien without problems relating to motor and lipo.
Check previous page - you've got photos of my XX4 with LRP lipo there (post 23).

[bigred5765]

can any one tell me what the weight balance of a xx4 is with nimh in IE (each wheel)
and then what it is with lipos in, please

[ashleyb4]

Been thinking about a good way to mount lipo in a xx4. With running nosram speedo's i have little room to mount a second battery post infront of the cell slots so while looking and thinking today i came up with this idea so used a spare chassis and mounted to extra posts at the back of the cell slots. Ive drawn on the idea for the battery straps the yellow dot will be a screw with a spacer and a nut to stop it sliding. Ill do the same on the other side but a little longer to allow for the extra slot.



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[tyreman]

Or you could just get the Atomic carbon 2mm battery straps, we have been using and are a diret fit without any modification to your car.

[ashleyb4]

Ive been struggerling to get lipo to fit under the flat area where the reciever mounts got any pics?

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[tyreman]

[GRIFF55]

nice! What extra weight are you running there Bri and what capacity cells are they?
Cheers

[Belsten]

similair capacity to mine and running lead weight groff

[GRIFF55]

The same would be my guess Bavid. How much extra lead weight then and what capacity/weight cells please?

[Belsten]

my capacity lipos are 4400 and I am running approx 140 grams, need to have a play with the weight once my new car is up and ready

[Southwell]

4200 cells, not sure on weight, they were just over half the weight of 4600 cells.

[Belsten]

sorry I meant Im running approx 140 grams of additional weight for absolute clarity

[GRIFF55]

Cheers guys, think i'll weigh my nimh's and make the lipo's up to that weight with lead plate as to keep it in the same place(under lipo's). Don't really want to change the way the car drives/handles.
Is this what most have done?