Does E-revo chassis fit A123 cells?

[zeropointbug]

nvm, got ya...

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I finally found that Sticky you were talking about Brian... SuicideNiel did a great job on that one, thumbs up man!

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According to the sticky, and if the measurements were done correctly, two M1 cells are 1mm (52mm), yes 1mm too wide for the compartment. (51mm)

Thiessen, you said 1/2 inch, I really am confused here now....

Then if I look at the lid, from what I can see another 8mm of headspace in itself. So, wouldn't 4s pack fit in each side? Am I making a mistake somewhere?

[lincpimp]

From what I remember the erevo compartments were not 51mm deep. A std 45mm wide pack was a decent fit, maybe 1-2mm spare. I doubt that 2 of the m1 cells side x side would fit with the door closed.

[zeropointbug]

So maybe Suicideniel made the measurements INCLUDING the extra bit in the door head space.

But, just going by the normal revo chassis, and putting 2p pack on either side, the width seems right for being able to fit 2 cells in there, unless the transmission is wider than normal?

Does anyone HAVE an E-revo? If so, could get you to do a small favor and test fit 2 M1 cells side by side length wise with the truck?

Please and thank you!

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

Thiessen, you said 1/2 inch, I really am confused here now....

I tried them in an E-Revo that was sitting in the hobby shop. So it likely had the foam on the inside. Remove the foam and you get to the 1mm difference. Then add on your wrapping material - likely another mm or two.

I think a pair of velcro straps in lieu of the door would work just fine - might be difficult to find a spot to attach the straps though.

[zeropointbug]

Okay... so they don't fit with door, check. Velcro sounds like a not bad idea, and I'm sure if I did this I could find a way to attach the velcro to chassis.

Lucariel, that's good to hear it can handle 8s a123 pack, thanks for link... btw, your eagletree seems to be off as far as voltage reading, I see 25 volts, should be 26+volts.

Man oh man this bugs the heck out of me that Traxxas couldn't give a little extra head space for A123 packs... I wonder if A123 is ever going to come out with the prismatic (flat) cells?

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BTW, Lucariel... is there a LiPo settings and a NiMH setting on the MMM? I'm assuming yes, but just making sure. Was there any issues running 8s? Glitching, stuttering?