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Question X6 Squared Battery Layout Options ???

Just wanting a general idea of what battery layout people are finding works best for different track surfaces..........

1, Std stick pack form

2, Saddle pack

3, T shape

4, Shortie (either length way or width way)


I havnt had my X6 very long but mainly run indoor on half carpet, half polished floor surface with the std stick pack chassis.

I was thinking of getting a 2nd chassis so i could mod 1 of them to run a different battery layout if i was going to run on grass/astro/dirt surfaces ???

I only have LiPo saddles if that helps !!!

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Part # 1009 is a plastic chassis pre-milled for saddle packs.

There are instructions on oOple to make the T-saddle arrangement Ellis favors.

The standard chassis will accept either stick across the back or shorty across the back. For shorty, you must add a small piece of something on both sides to keep the pack from moving sideways.

Paul favors the shorty sideways.
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Part # 1009 is a plastic chassis pre-milled for saddle packs.

There are instructions on oOple to make the T-saddle arrangement Ellis favors.

The standard chassis will accept either stick across the back or shorty across the back. For shorty, you must add a small piece of something on both sides to keep the pack from moving sideways.

Paul favors the shorty sideways.
Sorry to be a pain - does anybody know where the T-saddle info is?

I can't find a thread or any info on petit rc set up pages.

Just got a X6^
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Sorry to be a pain - does anybody know where the T-saddle info is?

I can't find a thread or any info on petit rc set up pages.

Just got a X6^
When you say "info" what are you after?
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Hi

Just how to mount them in the T config.

Anything I need to do/buy, or is it simply a case of mounting them in like that with the existing battery strap & placing something either side?

The chassis has already been dremmeled in front of where the cell slots would have been.

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I think some folks are using the Nimh battery strap.
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Basically, you mount one saddle across the middle as per a normal stick pack, we advise to fit a couplemof small retianers to the battery strap from above to restrict side to side movement (I have simply used two 4/40 x 1/2 button screws, with alloy alloy spacer on the other side then a small nut to secure).

The second saddle sits at 90 degress to the fist in the area used normally for the ESC or "two cells" when using older Nimhs. YOu will need to remove the materlal behind the servo and in between the two battery compartments and thats about it.

As Toby said, we do also use the "NIMH" carbon battery tsrap which has the extra securing part for the front cell slot.

ESC then mounts in the pod to the right of the "front" saddle and your Reciever and PT in the left hand side.

Any more questions just ask.....
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One thing not to do. There are longitudinal braces in the battery tray which stiffen it and separate the cells should you want to run cells. They have been designed so any kind of LiPo will sit flat on them. Note the chassis slopes up on both sides. A full stick LiPo will just touch the chassis on the outside and the braces different heights so any pack is supported across the full width of the chassis. These braces also help with chassis stiffness and strength. Some people want to Dremel these braces down so the battery sits lower.

We recommend not to do that. The very small gain in lowering the weight of a shorty or saddle is more than offset by reduced stiffness. Much engineering work went into the chassis, with flex analysis and strength analysis to make it as light as possible, get the weight as low as possible, yet keep it strong. It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature...
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Part # 1009 is a plastic chassis pre-milled for saddle packs.

There are instructions on oOple to make the T-saddle arrangement Ellis favors.

The standard chassis will accept either stick across the back or shorty across the back. For shorty, you must add a small piece of something on both sides to keep the pack from moving sideways.

Paul favors the shorty sideways.

What track surfaces are ellis and paul running on YChazz ???

Which battery layouts work best on what surface !!!

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I do not want to say which battery configuration works best on which surface, because there are many other variables, including specific lay-out, size of jumps, type of dirt, etc.

Ellis normally runs on U.K astro and grass, and usually uses the T-saddle configuration. Ellis invented it. Paul runs on dirt, from loose dirt outdoors to outdoor blue groove to high traction indoors with slicks to slippery indoors. He almost always runs shorty across the back.

Perhaps they will comment more. With my driving skill, you don't want my opinion.

They big thing is that you have lots of options with X Factory. Plastic or graphite. Stick across the back, shorty across the back, saddle normal, T-saddle. One of them should be right for your track, lay-out, and driving style.
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For over here its t lipo all the way. For dirt I'd run stick across the back, unless it happened to be really grippy then t again.
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For over here its t lipo all the way. For dirt I'd run stick across the back, unless it happened to be really grippy then t again.
I would normally be running half carpet/wooden floor surface most of the time but for regionals it would be astro or grass surface

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