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Old 05-04-2015, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveM
I just acquired a used TRF418 and have been going over the chassis to check bearings, settings, etc to be sure it's ready to race. This will be my 17.5 blinky chassis and I'm hoping for good things.

One area has me puzzled, the lipo battery retention. The stock kit uses bolts with spacers to keep the lipo clear of the belts in the middle and plastic forward and aft blocks to keep it from moving front to back.

What I don't see is anything that keeps the lipo from sliding out the side of the chassis. All of my other sedans have had L shaped plastic or graphite pieces that keep the lipo on the chassis, but this one has nothing. Am I supposed to reply on the battery tape for this?
Yes I agree with the Samix carbon chassis. I share the same view with you regarding having some kind of "L" shaped pieces to secure the battery.

Samix has those battery tabs. It comes with their carbon fiber chassis upgrade.
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