Taking the LIPO plunge, would appreciate some opinions.

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Well, I've done enough reading and seen all the good setups and tips people have shared, so decided I know enough to finally do this. First off, I am limited as to my choice of batteries and chargers/balancers due to the UK being so expensive, and importing (even via some nice person who can under state the value on the package) is still too expensive- I would have to have insurance on the items and that kills any potential savings. So, I did alot of digging and turned up some very nice Lipo chargers in the Uk, which arent unreasonable in terms of price and specs:

Ansmann racing xbase deluxe Opinions?

I will need a balancer too ofcourse, and an LVC; I would prefer something with a horn or light, so that the truck doesnt switch off when its on the other side of a field, or in the middle of a road....

Anyway, as for actual batteries, I located somewhere selling some 4000mah 4s packs, but the snag is they are only 12c. I was thinking buy 2, and wire them in parallel, to give me me upto 96amps continuous current- I think the Hvmaxx will be more than happy being fed that much, do you reckon? Weight isnt so bad- the packs are just under 390g each, so that is still much lighter than my twin 7 cell nimh, and they are slightly smaller in dimentions too.

As for a UBec ( I think I will need one since I will do the short circuit mod to the Hvmaxx esc input leads ), I like the CC item, but you need to buy the programming lead to change the output voltage from the factory set 5v- that is very sneaky from CC to do that. Therefore I will probably go with the DimensionEngineering item- anyone use that? Like it?

Anyway, I am selling off my old chargers, and once I am happy with the new Lipo setup, and it performs well hopefully, I will sell off my 7 cell packs too, and that should cover a large part of the expense.

Tell me Im doing the right thing battery wise, since good cells are just too expensive, but cheaper cells can be ran in parallel which makes up for it....