Are you guys using.....

[Dale Goodchild]

Nimh or Lipo in these things??

My battery supplier is pushing 2/3A cells at me, but I got a feeling most of you using LiPo.............:eh?:

[coolcars782]

LiPo's all the way :thumbsup:

[rondoolaa]

Lipo for me too:

1800 2 cell in my 18th
2200 2 cell in my 16th

[ecowrighty]

i like a lipo :thumbsup:

[teamorsum96]

i like a lipo :thumbsup:

i run lipo and there cheap to :thumbsup:

[mrspeedy]

There's a 12yr old uses them at our club but only cos they come with the car !!

[Dale Goodchild]

So what LiPos do you use in these then?
Are they hard or soft cased??

[Dombrasky]

some use hard but mainly soft, i have used these for a while now
great packs for the price and size,you might want to add some
weight as they are very light
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9607&Product_Name=Rhino_1050mAh_2S_7.4v_40C_Lipoly_Pack

[Dale Goodchild]

Is that the sort of size LiPo everyone using??? 1050mAh........

[j0pp3]

I am using "Intellect IP1800 7.4V 30C Hardcase" in my Shark.

[AmiSMB]

I am using two 800mah RCMI 7.4v lipo packs in my GT14B wired in parallel so it is equivalent of 1600mah. Goes really well and is in the saddle pack formation.

[Dale Goodchild]

How much are you guys paying for packs???

[rondoolaa]

i got my 4 x 2 cell 1800 ge power 25c packs off fleabay for £20 for 2

i got my 6 x 2 cell 2200 overlander 25c packs from http://www.bekramodels.co.uk/ for £13 each

you will need to call beckra about batts as not on site

[teamorsum96]

Is that the sort of size LiPo everyone using??? 1050mAh........


i use 1300mah and they did 3 heats at last meeting :)

[Dale Goodchild]

So would it be fair to say that if you guys could get these in the UK that are a good spec then you would buy local rather than ship in from afar???

[Dale Goodchild]

Also, what would you say the largest dimensions are that fit the battery holder on these 1/18th scale jobbies???

[davidmog99]

The lrp shark, rc18 series and the mini t all use different configurations of stick type packs, all in different sizes, the gt14b uses saddles. theres loads of lipos that fit available in the uk except for gt14b. check out the uk micro rc forum for info.:)

[rondoolaa]

Also, what would you say the largest dimensions are that fit the battery holder on these 1/18th scale jobbies???

the maximum length of battery you can get into a swb blaze or shark is 92mm
the maximum length of bettery you can get into a lwb blaze or shark is 102mm

width of both is 35mm
height of both is 15-17mm