cool, keep us posted will you....

Get some pics on too if you could! Sounds like your headed for some fun!!!!!!!

squee...definatley get us some pics...will ya

I'll certainly get some pictures and a video if I can, but the video will only be with my digi camera.

Well guys, I finally crapped together enough to get a LiPo setup for it. I'm going with a couple of 3S 8000mah LiPo packs. I'm also lookin at the LBA10 balancer to go with it. What LVC should I look into? I was thinking a Li-Saver...

Sweet truggy!!! I can't wait to see it in action.

Thanks!

Dimension Engineering makes a LVC called CellShield that monitors the individual cells in packs. You could use the series adapter I drew up to hook the balance connectors from the two 3s packs together so that all 6 cells in series could be monitored by the LVC. They might be working on a car version for it, but I haven't gotten a definitive answer from them (I've offered to beta test the car version if they were to make it). Check here:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=566012 (I'm TMetalMan)
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/CellShield.htm

Do we have to use LVC even though the controller ( Schulze or MGM) has this feature?

You don't need a whole-pack LVC if the controller already has it built in. But it might be a nice feature to monitor the individual cells, which the controller can't do.

Yeah, you're right.

Great job getting the crap together for lipo, can't wait to see the thing move!

Me either :p. Thanks Metal for the link. I think I'm gonna get one of those. Just gotta make a clean wiring job. Thats the hardest part... Yipee! 5 hours of soldering, splicing, ziptieing, etc... By the way, what do you think about this? I like the looks of it but I don't think its enough for my servo....

I think 3amps on a UBEC is a good target to shoot for, especially with the more powerfuly servos in MTs. Will you be using a 9920 (no built-in LVC)?
If you want to get the CellShield, I suggest you contact Dimension Engineering and see what they say about using it in cars. Otherwise, you might be the guinea pig :024:.

I don't mind :p. Besides...they say its a "soft cutoff", which is the only thing I would worry about. Yea, I figured about the all in one...I will be using a 7020 actually. I might change to a 9920 if I have heat issues or if I fry the 7020...I figure I would rather fry the 7020 and the 9920 on 6S :p.