Battery swap/pit stop.
 

Would it realy be nessesary to have:whistle:a "quick" change:lol: battery system?
I can see how this would have been a good thing last year, but looking to the future I'm seeing theres not buch need for such a system. I meen when all Electrics start running together why would you need a quick change:lol: system:whistle:
As most mains would likely be only 15-20 mins, which we can all ready do.:yes:

What do ya'll think?

yea but the 30 minutes long mains are alot of fun imo, but yes if there were enough brushless' to run a class seperate from the nitros id guess the mains would be 15 minutes.

I love the 30min mains..I realy think this helps seperate the drivers from the bashers:mdr:

Or I guess there is endouro's.:party:
bring it on.:surprised:

maybe like a lexan hinge battery compartment door......and a hard cased lipo with the female bullet inside the case.....and the esc plugs integrated into the battery tray so to plug the battery in you just have to snap it back into the tray....IDK..:neutral:.that would be something pretty cool esp. if anyone would compete in an hour long main like maybe.. The Worlds...??? Imagine a brushless buggy winning the worlds..:surprised:..now THAT would be the start of the revolution...hmmm:yes:

if it is an all electric race run for as long as u like. just have yellow flags and everyone pits at the same time.

Kind'a sorta!
this system maight be a bit tight for a buggy. I guess it would work if you used the shorter packs like the MA,track power,or zippy's

I couldn't imagine the organizers alowing a E to race at the worlds.. But it sure would be cool.

I can figure this out very easily. Use multiple bodies and attach the pack to the body itself so all you would do is unclip the body and clip a new one on. Just as fast, maybe faster than refueling a nitro.

that would be pretty good ^^ as long as you found a sturdy way to keep the lipo on the body

or if the lipo is already in a hard protective case just cut out the section of the body that is over the battery tray......so now all you would need to do is unplug the battery and not have to mess/fumble around with those tiny body clips....

You still have clips that hold the battery in but they are much smaller and more difficult to get to. And in most cases to be able to quickly get the pack in and out you would have to cut a huge hole in the body, much too large to run in an event.

Not a bad idea. If the race was run w/15-20 min. mains., a mandatory stop for a batt. change, restart in the same order, it would work. As long as the transponders are being used, there could be more than 1 stop.

Sorry guy's but I posted a poll here...
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16435

I surely would not strap one of my $250 lipos to my lexan body and hope to use it again.:surprised:

A very awsome system does exsist.:gasp:

I wouldn't pay $250 for a LiPo :whistle:. What difference would it be bolting a pack to the body verses strapping it in with velcro? Whens the last time you saw a body fly off during a race? Its the only reasonable solution for a problem that really doesn't exist. The only other quick change option would be to load the batteries via a clip through the bottom of the vehicle. Similar to how a pistol holds its clip in. The problem is reliability. It may drop the pack during a race and that wouldn't be very good.

i think someone said this already but it would be easy if there was some type of bolt in battery where you slide it in and it locks into place. 2 prongs (positive negative) go into 2 holes (post & negative) once you slide it in it lock and at the same time it will get power.

make sence?

Ok, I have a few ideas.

First the body will have to be made differently to cover the electonics but leave a portion of the chassis exposed. The lipo would have a hard case, with some sort of female bullet connectors, most likely at each end. A small base, attached to the chassis would have male bullet connectors pointing upward. Use 4 steel round posts on the base, one at each corner that will go thru a corresponding hole in the hard case. That would keep the pack in place front-to-back and side-to-side. A special over center style latch would hold the pack to the chassis and when unlatched would lift the pack off the chassis to aid in quick removal.

I have the latch mentally designed. The molded hardcase would require a bit of design, but could be a 2 piece item that just bolts together. Maybe some foam inside for impact assistance? With careful use of materials weight could be kept down, maybe not as light as a conventional tray though...

I should note $250 canadian.
.060 lexan...I'm not sure it could handle the weight of a pound of lipo, on a off road track. maby I'm wrong though.
As for through pistol grip idea...Reliability..that's why it's not an option.

very close:whistle:

ding ding ding...:lol: I think we have a wiener..:mdr:I mean a winner.
very very close. I think your on the right track...

I would post some pics but there's still testing to do..:gasp:
and try to figure out how to lower costs.

I believe my design is less complicated and more efficient. I just got off the phone with someone who will be using a CNC mill for my top braces. We may also use the mill to design a clip system rather than buying one and modifying it to work. It has a saftey latch to nearly eliminate any possibility of dropping a pack during a race and I have decided to use my RC10 as the platform. I run the RC10 daily and will be able to perfect the system. I jump and run a track in my backyard so it will be solid and reliable. Hopefully I will have videos up shortly once the system is completed.