Rustler VXL on A123 cells?

[satttheman]

hey bro check this guy out for a123 batteries he's also on ebay: http://www.thedunemaster.com/

[Superbasher]

Originally Posted by satttheman

hey bro check this guy out for a123 batteries he's also on ebay: http://www.thedunemaster.com/

Thanks for that. It seems I have plenty of options for where to buy so i've been doing a bit of simple Math, and you can run a 4 cell A123 pack without going over the motor RPM limit, but I don't know if the ESC can take it. I would imagine so as it can take 200A continuous and 320A peak. Oh and i've got the truck now and I really like it so i'm now going to get the batteries sorted.

[tino_ale]

Superbasher thanks for replying to my PM, I understand you could not finish your A123 rustler project.

Maybe someone else can help me?

Ideally, I would like to power a rustler VXL with a 3S2P pack. I can afford getting the aluminium extended FLM chassis if it's needed to fit the batteries.

Can anyone tell me how to fit 3S2P cells on the rustler?
Is it possible to fit two 3S1P packs on the rustler and wire them in parallel with an Y adaptor?
If yes, how the 3S1P packs should be? just a stick pack? a hump pack?

Finally, if it is impossible to fit 3S2P A123 on the rustler, what can I do? 2S2P? I would appreciate to get a decent runtime, so I would avoid an xx1P configuration.

Thanks for any input on this matter. A123 batteries are just too good to be overlooked and I would REALLY like to power my rustler with them.

[thorbinator]

Originally Posted by satttheman

hey bro check this guy out for a123 batteries he's also on ebay: http://www.thedunemaster.com/

Ive got 2 3cells and 2 2cells from him. throw in my parallel and my series connectors and i can run whatever i want.