E REVO power system

[joeling]

Hi,

OK, yet another thread on the power system for this truck. After looking around a little bit, I've decided to settle for 6S & a Medusa 70mm 1600KV (or thereabouts) motor. I'll use these lipo packs based on the fact that they fit the small battery compartments.

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=7298

I'll gear the truck to have similar final ratio as that of a typical nitro truggy.

ESC used will be a MMM V3 (thanks SuperEk4).

Regards,
Joe Ling

[George16]

Here's a pic of the battery compartment courtesy of Hoov. It might not fit.

[skellyo]

It should fit ok. There's actually about 180mm in length, it just tapers down outside the 160mm length. The 165mm length should fit ok since it's only 25mm tall.

[TexasSP]

You can fit bigger, you just have to use a shoe horn and some grease like I did! All joking aside though my FP packs are larger and the fit with a little persuasion on the locking tabs. I have jumped off 6'+ heights and banged around and the doors have yet to pop open. I think other than being a little small, Traxxas designed the compartments very well.

She should fly Joe ! Keep us posted on how well those batteries do .

[hoovhartid]

Thanks for the pic credit George

Joe, those batteries will fit, but if it were me I'd get the flightmax ones they just released;
THESE
or
THESE
or
THESE

More mAh, higher C rating, Less money, smaller, lighter,
the only down side is that they dont come with deans connectors predone...
Which isnt really a problem ..LINK

best of luck!

[joeling]

Hi George,

The pic is good info.

Guys, thanks for all the info & comments. While I like the flightmax ones, I worry about the 50mm width. Then, there is the littel issue of wire lead management.

Anyway, time to pull the trigger.

Regards,
Joe Ling

[joeling]

Oh yeah some progress :













Regards,
Joe Ling

[joeling]

Nearly there :









Just need to make the series battery adaptor & I'm done. I still love my savage though :sweat:

Regards,
Joe Ling

Lookin good Joe ! Now get out there and run that mutha !

[joeling]

Well, it's been raining cats & dogs for the whole month - landslides, flash floods u name it we got it. So, waiting for the weather to cool down b4 I hit the track .

Regards,
Joe Ling

At least you dont have 10 inches of snow on the ground and ice everywhere !