a123 6.6v questions

[zeropointbug]

http://picasaweb.google.com/SethHulsebosch/RCPhotos

Sure! The Revo is at bottom...

[kenkamm]

Awesome trucks. Much nicer than my hack approach. :)

Also, now I see the link in your sig (duh on my part...)

[zeropointbug]

http://picasaweb.google.com/SethHuls...40707886465938

My favorite pic...

[ClodMaxx]

that is a pretty great shot!

question: for my 2s2p a123 pack, there's only 1 balance wire coming out to the balance tab. how does only 1 wire balance 4 cells? or is that tiny wire split 4 times and somehow the balancer can see them separately?

[zeropointbug]

Okay, that one wire is a tap to the connection between the 2 cells series connection. Then it uses the main connectors + and 'balance tap'(-), then for cell # 2, it uses 'balance tap'(+) and main battery -.

Understand?

[ClodMaxx]

i think so. i at least understand how they're all joined physically. but the charger/balancer only sees 2 cells (series) instead of 4, right? seems to be the case, as the charger will only charge up to 3 cells.

thanks...i'm a balance noob. this is my first set of batts that aren't ni-mh. i guess i don't understand how each of the 2 sets of cells in parallel balance independently of each other... it seems they don't, which doesn't make sense.

hey, as long as they make my truck go fast, what do i care, right?

thanks zpb.

[JThiessen]

Holy Balloon wheel, Batman!! Or should I say, zeropointbug!
Great shot(s)!
http://picasaweb.google.com/SethHuls...41171742933938

Great camera work by whoever was running it.

[zeropointbug]

Thanks, lol!

IIRC, that was me starting a donut-fest, trying to get it to spin in a tight circle. The camera man was my uncle from Netherlands (Holland) with some wicked camera skills, yes.

[kenkamm]

Hi Folks,

Well I made an attempt at some video of my E-Revo with the Align brushless hardware. After making the video I realized it doesn't showcase the power all that well because the resolution of the video isn't all that great and the road rage tires don't grip that well on the grassy hill, and the steepness of the hill isn't obvious on the video. Also since I had to film it while my fiance drove, it was a bit tough since she has a total of 10 minutes of R/C driving experience. Still, I tried to show how the truck can crawl along pretty well and then smoke all four tires at will, even on pavement.

I just wish there wasn't so much gear noise. The whirring from the Align motor sounds pretty cool though. I just swapped in a Neu 1515/2.5D and the gear noise is even more evident. It doesn't seem to have that much more power than it did with the align motor, but I need to experiment with the gearing a bit more. But it's a testament to the Align motor. They are powerful and inexpensive, especially on the used market.

Next I plan to build a E-Maxx and put the Align motor in that and keep the Neu in the Revo.

Man, this thing is fun.

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