Lipo or Nihm for my traxxas stampede

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09-15-2009, 03:32 PM

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well thats the plus to lipo, you dont slow down you go wide open to nothing. it stays full power till it reaches low voltage

09-15-2009, 03:42 PM

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indeed, I've never needed voltage cutoff anyways, i can tell when the car slows down .

09-15-2009, 04:41 PM

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I know from watching the slash class at our local track. The guys running 7 cell nimh seem to have more punch than those running the 5000 lipos. For the amount of run time of most races, the 7 cell nimh is fine.

09-15-2009, 05:53 PM

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My nephew seems to go through gears even just running a 7 cell .

Does your nephew have the steel VXL gears? How does he bust those with a 7-cell battery?

09-15-2009, 06:22 PM

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The nylon gets weak and causes to much slop for the gears and usually strips one of them .

09-15-2009, 08:08 PM

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well maybe I should've got the brushless oh well. And ya a 7 cell nihm would have more punch. rated voltage is 8.4 vs 7.4 on a 2 cell lipo. An 8 cell Nihm would dominate.

09-16-2009, 01:54 PM

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well maybe I should've got the brushless oh well. And ya a 7 cell nihm would have more punch. rated voltage is 8.4 vs 7.4 on a 2 cell lipo. An 8 cell Nihm would dominate.