LiPo Capacity For E-Truggy
03-02-2015, 08:11 PM
#1
LiPo Capacity For E-Truggy
Hey all,
I'm going to run E-truggy for the first time this summer. Last year I ran E-buggy and ran 6000mah 80C lipos and after a 10 minute Main there was plenty left.
E-Truggy's are a bit heavier so what's the optimal capacity LiPo to run?
I'm going to run E-truggy for the first time this summer. Last year I ran E-buggy and ran 6000mah 80C lipos and after a 10 minute Main there was plenty left.
E-Truggy's are a bit heavier so what's the optimal capacity LiPo to run?
03-02-2015, 08:27 PM
#3
If your running a lower KV motor especially a 5000mah 4s is enough for 10 min racing.
I want to get one again but will they show up at club races just not big races at our tracks ? Not spending big bucks if that happens again lol.
I want to get one again but will they show up at club races just not big races at our tracks ? Not spending big bucks if that happens again lol.
03-02-2015, 08:48 PM
#5
I don't know for sure but, from the guy's I've been talking to, E-truggy should be bigger this year than years past. I know of 4-5 guys that have them and will be bringing them. I'm getting one to run at the big races and club races, if they show up...
03-02-2015, 09:02 PM
#6
Il see if they actually show up constantly at club races i know they have not before in the past years. I know there has been two of them at times having to run with Nitro truggy but ive done before it cost a lot getting a big enough 4s for them mains lol.
03-03-2015, 12:24 AM
#7
Tech Initiate
6000mah is enough
i run 6500mah 65C on my truggy,last week on our local race,i got the third place
03-03-2015, 05:18 AM
#8
Tech Initiate
I'm looking at getting the dinogy 6500 4s pack ( 65-130c) What would you say the run time was for you Alex 1981 ?
03-03-2015, 07:34 AM
#9
Tech Adept
i am using 5000mah 80c smc with 2200kv castle motor on wide grass surface. i get 10min run. however, the punch decreases last 1 to 2 min because tracktion is high and i am sticking throttle so hard since i am not in the track. btw, i am using xray xt8.
03-03-2015, 08:23 AM
#10
5000-5400 are pushing it (especially on big tracks) and don't really help by saving a few oz of weight.. and you will push that pack near the bottom if you take practice laps which will take it's toll on the pack over a season. Honestly, with as much power as you have in these as long as your running a 5500-7000mah standard size pack you should be fine. I wouldn't over think weight. Try to get a your avg usage (mah/min) pushing as hard as possible and give yourself about a 20% buffer on the pack (ie more than you need).
03-03-2015, 04:01 PM
#11
5000-5400 are pushing it (especially on big tracks) and don't really help by saving a few oz of weight.. and you will push that pack near the bottom if you take practice laps which will take it's toll on the pack over a season. Honestly, with as much power as you have in these as long as your running a 5500-7000mah standard size pack you should be fine. I wouldn't over think weight. Try to get a your avg usage (mah/min) pushing as hard as possible and give yourself about a 20% buffer on the pack (ie more than you need).
I think I'll run at least a 6000mah perhaps a 6600mah just to be safe.
03-03-2015, 04:27 PM
#12
Scratch that i ran 5000mah 4s for the qualifiyers but used a 5400 mah 4s for the 10 min mains. Running with Nitro i ran a 10000mah 4s i was running a 2200kv though when i had the truggy.
If its a big track to be safe a 5400mah 4s to 6000mah 4s is good to good.
If its a big track to be safe a 5400mah 4s to 6000mah 4s is good to good.
03-03-2015, 05:29 PM
#14
03-05-2015, 06:19 AM
#15
ended up going with these 6000mah 90c packs for both my buggy and truggy. Hope they last!
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