Lipo

[toby]

can you run these oln BL and if so which ones or are they not recommneded foir bashing?

[MaxxFusion]

Did you see this thread?

[toby]

no but what about flextech?

[RC-Monster Mike]

LiPo and brushless go hand in hand (higher efficiency and less weight).

[toby]

so better then a 7 cell pack of 3300's? if so which ones and what charger? good for bashing?

[RC-Monster Mike]

The good lipos will out perform the nimh batteries in pretty much every way. They need a LiPo specific charger, and it is important to follow the safety procedures when using them (like any battery).

[toby]

okay.... i heard that they can explode or something like that? is this ture?

[RC-Monster Mike]

Any battery can explode (a battery is basically stored energy).

[toby]

oo okay.. so i think i might stick with a good old fashion 7 cell pack cause aren't lipo alot?

[RC-Monster Mike]

LiPo are either expensive or cheap, depending on how you look at it. If you think about them in a similar way to thinking about brushless. The up front cost may be a little higher than other options, but the long term costs will be a lot lower (brushless motors last a lot longer than brushed motors with no maintenance cost either - LiPos batteries have more power, less weight and are capable of up to ten times the number of cycles than a nicad/nimh battery is capable of).

[toby]

well in that case it is a good deal i guess but aren't they like 100 dollars per battery or more i think?

[lipomax]

Not really - 3200 7.4 volt packs go for about 80 bucks - not much more than a good matched GP3300 but at HALF the weight!

Thing about lipos and brushless is that you have the option to go higher voltage - such as 11.1 volts or 14.8 volts.

[toby]

so what batteries and charger then?

[gixxer]

if you plan on keeping your nihm batteries then i would recommend the duratrax ice charger. its about $130 and can do lipo's as well as nihm and nicd.

[RC-Monster Mike]

The ice seems to be a pretty nice charger, but don't forget the power supply!