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BrianG · 11.28.2006, 10:16 PM

MM, believe me, I'm not trying to downplay your choice! Comparing them to NiMH, there are advantages. I think the trouble I have with them is the size. They are kinda difficult to stack in a space-saving way. Makes for an oddball package IMO. I could see maybe running these in my Jato at 3s1p. But to run them in my Revo, I'd have to 2p to get any amount of runtime out of them (I like at least 15 minutes) and then 6s for the voltage. That's 12 rather large cells.

Now, if they had a solid 4 or 5Ah, then runtime would be higher and would only need 1p for most applications. The cells would of course be larger, but the footprint would be less than two of the current sized ones together. If only the M1 cells were flat, it would be a no-brainer!

Believe me, I'd like to covert to one super battery chemistry for everything. Maybe the Europositron technology stuff might be what I'm waiting for. My Hyper8 buggy is still sitting around because I can't decide whether to go for lipos or not.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	11.28.2006, 10:16 PM MM, believe me, I'm not trying to downplay your choice! Comparing them to NiMH, there are advantages. I think the trouble I have with them is the size. They are kinda difficult to stack in a space-saving way. Makes for an oddball package IMO. I could see maybe running these in my Jato at 3s1p. But to run them in my Revo, I'd have to 2p to get any amount of runtime out of them (I like at least 15 minutes) and then 6s for the voltage. That's 12 rather large cells. Now, if they had a solid 4 or 5Ah, then runtime would be higher and would only need 1p for most applications. The cells would of course be larger, but the footprint would be less than two of the current sized ones together. If only the M1 cells were flat, it would be a no-brainer! Believe me, I'd like to covert to one super battery chemistry for everything. Maybe the Europositron technology stuff might be what I'm waiting for. My Hyper8 buggy is still sitting around because I can't decide whether to go for lipos or not.