My BL muggy conv.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by roweder

check out what I'm getting!

http://www.maxamps.com/Lipo-6000-185-Pack.htm

I was originally going to get the ProTek 4000mah 20C/30C Li-Po for $140, but since my truck's not going to be done until after my birthday, I'm going to have a little extra cash and I'm going with this one. It's 6000mAh, 5S2P, 18.5V, 20C maximum continuous discharge and 50C maximum burst discharge! that's 300 amps maximum burst discharge!!!

of course I'm not going to get it until I have a working BL combo

Just my advice here, but do not buy a maxamps pack. Unless you go with the 8000 pack. Their ratings are overly optimistic. Better to go with a flightpower, neuenergy, thunderpower, polyquest, or poly rc pack. They are made with enerland cells, much better quality.

I have had at least 12 maxamps packs, and had to return all of them. I have not had a failure yet with an enerland cell based pack, currently have the following:

Neu 3900 3s, 5000 3s
Flightpower 3700 4s (2) 2170 3s (2)
Poly rc 3700 5s bought used, still works as new
trakpower 4900 2s (4)

I have some more, just can't remember...

[roweder]

do you know of any specific models that will fit in a 48/144mm battery tray that have at least 120 amps of continuous discharge?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by roweder

do you know of any specific models that will fit in a 48/144mm battery tray that have at least 120 amps of continuous discharge?

Here ya go, should not have any problem with this. BTW, that 6000 pack cannot push out 100 amps cont, let alone 120...

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSRT9&P=7

[roweder]

dude that's perfect, thanks!

if they have that in higher mAh let me know, I just don't wanna go over $350

[lincpimp]

Trying to find a higher mah pack that is not longer is difficult. You can go up to 6000mah with fp lipos, but you will need a bigger battery tray. Mike sells a tray that will fit...

Look around, you may find a better price than tower hobbies has. You can go with any of the other brands I listed, they all use the same cells...

[roweder]

the only one that i found that was better was a flight power 6s pack, but i don't have a 6s charger, I just ordered the battery tray from rc-monster like 30 minutes ago, but I'm not going to cancel it unless I find one with higher mah and 5 cells that's too big for the one I ordered.

[roweder]

Now I see: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...LiPo&search=Go
The one you chose is definitely the best, thanks so much

[roweder]

wait, i found one on a-main from thunder power, a little less at $264 and it's 160mm, 25C rated and 5000mah, I'm thinking that I'm gonna cancel that tray.

[roweder]

nah, I don't think I'll cancel it, thunder power is the only one that doesn't fit, Neu Energy has a 5000mah 25c/50c 5S pack that fits and it's only $250 plus it comes with a deans connector, but it also comes with a astro blinky balance connector and I need either thunder power or align compatible, maybe I'll be able to find a astro blinky female attached to a align male balance connector. I have the Losi charger, and it's max charge rate is the same as the battery which I am happy about, now i just need a li-po sack

[ReV:-O]

how much runtime do you guys reckon is possible with hard running in a muggy with 5000mah? i've heard people run up to 45 minutes but that was with 8000mah...

[bdebde]

Originally Posted by ReV:-O

how much runtime do you guys reckon is possible with hard running in a muggy with 5000mah? i've heard people run up to 45 minutes but that was with 8000mah...

Are you talkin 6s? I get 20 - 25 min on 4300 6s; with the 5000 and a sane set up, 30 min. should be no prob.

[suicideneil]

Depends on the motor, gearing and terrain. If you use the old 4s 8000mah vs 6s 5000mah comparision (with suitable kv motors), the runtime should be roughly the same. Not an exact science though...

[roweder]

what about 2200kV motor, and 5S (just because that's my chargers limit) 5000mAh?

[roweder]

now, this probably sounds a little crazy, and I Probobly sound like the little boy in the candy shop that can't make up his mind, but I've found another setup, and I sent an e-mail to rc-monster mike asking him to cancel the battery tray i ordered last night, but i couldn't find a phone number, i would've rather called.

With this new setup, I have the steering servo in sideways, and the break servo in sideways next to the steering servo, and i haven't changed anything else. Now I have the whole left side of the muggy free for the battery, and i can mount it close to the front, and I originally could only fit a 158mm battery in it and now i can fit a 245mm battery in it (but, I'm not going to).

I'm getting a 6000mah 5S1P 25C/50C 18.5V Enerland pack when the MMM comes, and i had to change the brake servo mount because this battery is 168mm long

right now my camera's battery is dead and charging and I'll post pictures soon.

[roweder]