BL Revo using Revo Transmission?

[squeeforever]

Nothing :mad:1 ...

are the tanics good batteries? are they worth the price?( i can get them cheaper, my dad works at my lhs)...

[squeeforever]

Yea, there great batteries, but it depends on the price...

[BrianG]

Wow, those are expensive! And they are "on sale" for "only" $310 right now. Other than the price (which I didn't specify in my list of "wants") they look like they are the way to go.

:sigh: Off to ebay to sell stuff I guess...

[standard_63]

These are pretty close:

Cell Specifications
Chemistry Lipo
Capacity 5000mah
Voltage 5S-(18.5volts)
Length 6.38in 162mm
Width 1.93in 49mm
Thickness 1.93in 49mm
Weight 22.41oz 635gm
Product Description
18.5 volt (5s) Lipo pack. Rated at 20C continuous 30C Burst rate (under 30 seconds)

http://cheapbatterypacks.com/main.as...rt=P20#prodtop

[BrianG]

Yeah, those are close.

So, it looks like I do have some choices after all:

- A 2s and 3s set of the Apogee LiMn packs: 3800mAh, 20C cont, 586g, 139mmX42mmX46mm for $250
- A 5s, 5Ah, 595g, 155mmX44mmX43mm tanicpack for $310
- A 5s, 5Ah, 635g, 162mmX49mmX38mm PolyRC pack from cheapbatterypacks for $310
- A 5s, 8Ah, 850g, 166mmX59mmX40mm pack made up from TrueRC for $175

You really can’t beat the price of the TrueRc lipo…..


I say get the TrueRc because of the price or…
Go for the gold and get the tanic

[MetalMan]

Just FYI, the Tanic and Poly RC packs should be the same due to the same cell origin - Enerland. If you were to get that pack, get the Tanic version, as Tanic is well known for customer service (not that Cheap Battery Packs isn't, it's just that I've seen Tanic's CS).

[BrianG]

Yeah, the TrueRC is hard to beat for the capacity/price. But the weight is just about as heavy as the NiMHs I'm using. The Tanic pack is much lighter and still has 5Ah with good discharge rates.

Now to come up with cash. I still have a BK 12020 for sale (hint hint). ;)

[BrianG]

Well, my original idea for locking the Revo tranny into second gear needed to be rethought. After running this afternoon, I was cleaning it up and noticed the tranny acting funny. So, I took it apart and discovered shredded epoxy all over the place. Strangely enough, the rest of the tranny gears look as good as new! :032: I was expecting to see a complete mess, but I'm not complaining. :)

So, I tried something else to lock that shifting hub into the second gear. I filed some round spots at three locations around the metal hub and then screwed three 4mm bolts into the gear. This should be strong enough, but only time will tell.

[mwe-maxxowner]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this (don't wanna read through 8 pages!) but there is a conversion on ebay to mate a brushless motor straight to a revo tranny, and looks to be pretty easy. I think it's about 80 bucks.

[Serum]

that's quite expensive, considering you can buy a two speed maxx motor for about that money. and besides that, the bolts Brian is using most likely do about the same

[BrianG]

Can you post a link to that adaptor you are talking about mwe-maxxowner? I did a search for both Revo and brushless, and Revo and transmission but didn't find anything.

As far as the bolts go; they seem to be holding up. Went through 6 cycles (about 1.5 hours) of track time with no problems. The whole idea of using the stock transmission was to be able to use as much stock parts as possible to make repairs easier and cheaper.

[mwe-maxxowner]

http://www.eaglesviewaerial.com/revoelectrickit.html

Okay, I was a little mistaken, it's not on ebay, searched all night for this link, but here it is! :)

[Serum]

He posted this on here, i commented him on the 'battery-tray'