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23-12-2013
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Will one lipo pack be enough??
hey guys looking for a bit of advice.
I shall be starting to race in 1/10 off road next year and it will be the first time I have raced using a lipo and brushless setup. I have an Etronix photon 60amp ESC running a 9turn Etronix Photon motor. Using a 5000mah 2s lipo stick pack from vapextech. My question is can I run all day on one pack just topping it up between races or will the cells performance drop off doing this? 
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23-12-2013
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Yes should be fine. I have one battery for each of my cars which i charge after each run and they work fine.
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23-12-2013
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TBH, you'd probably be able to run 2x7 or 3x5 minute heats without charging at all!
So using the 20-30 odd minutes between heats to cool down and then top the battery up should be no problem. Alternatively, keep your eyes peeled on here (or elsewhere) a get a second pack as a back up. (For convenience rather than necessity)
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23-12-2013
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Great thanks guys.
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23-12-2013
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1 pack of cells
If you want 'peak' performance then at least 2 packs of cells, probably 3 would be in order for a days racing.
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24-12-2013
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You'll only need more than 1 pack if your racing at a club with very low numbers and quick rounds of racing!
I've had 1 pack for each of my cars for the last 5 years, running at the front end of the A finals at my local clubs with 4-5 heats of cars running, so little more than 30 mins between races, topping up as much as time allows in between and have no issues  Half decent lipos don't drop (noticeably) in performance over 5 mins, though over a year or two of regular use they do slowly degrade....but only very very slowly! You could probably get 2 runs out if a pack without charging, but no more than that without risking them dumping during a 3rd run...which isn't dangerous as long as your ESC has it's lipo cutoff set correctly. I balance charge before each run myself though, as do most people. Enjoy the new bread of electrics
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