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Old 01-04-2013, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by misterbrister
I may be getting back into the hobby after more than a decade away. I dug this chassis out of my garage, basically a roller that I put together in 2005 and never had money (was in college at the time) for electronics, motor, etc.

The only battery packs I have are NiCds that are probably long since toasted. I believe I'll go with the new LiPo technology, if for nothing else than the longer run times. I haven't made a decision on motor yet, but brushless seems to be the way to go. So I guess what I'm getting after...

Is it a pain to retrofit the TA03F chassis to use LiPo packs, and can I fit the larger gear combos needed for the faster brushless motor?
There are a few round edge lipos out there...but for some reason you have to do a lil digging to find them. For instance Reedy has a couple of Wolfpack batteries that are round edged. I believe the Gens Ace series from Hobbypartz has a few too...
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