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Skiddins 08-11-2009 12:24 PM


Originally Posted by adamge (Post 6190433)
Skiddins, what motor and what rollout?

Novak 10.5SS, on 63-65mm/rev

RC MARKET 08-11-2009 12:26 PM

SMC is 4mm plug !

EricF 08-11-2009 01:17 PM


Originally Posted by RC MARKET (Post 6191124)
SMC is 4mm plug !

wrong battery, they're referring to the the 1s Speedzone saddle pack.

Gavin Creado 08-11-2009 09:28 PM


Originally Posted by Carl Giordano (Post 6191106)
Yes come on Gavin...we need details...I'll take 2x. What size bullet plugs are you expecting it use in the final product? 3.5mm or 4mm? Will the bottom of the packs be flat or curved to fit within exisiting cell slots.

LOL...we had to rework some of our design, very minor changes, but it has caused some delays. The straight pack will be available in 2 weeks. The lipo saddle pack is late September, but it will be well worth it for those running a t-bar car. With both packs, I wanted to release something that will not be obsolete within months.

As far as connectors, they will be 4mm. The packs will have a flat bottom and I do plan on including battery guides or battery rails.

Any other questions, please feel free to ask.

EricF 08-11-2009 10:15 PM


Originally Posted by Gavin Creado (Post 6193466)
...As far as connectors, they will be 4mm...
Any other questions, please feel free to ask.

Why cant the Battery companies settle on one bullet size??:confused: 3.5mm, 4mm. Why not all the same size:weird::cry:
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Skiddins 08-12-2009 03:46 AM


Originally Posted by Gavin Creado (Post 6193466)
LOL...we had to rework some of our design, very minor changes, but it has caused some delays. The straight pack will be available in 2 weeks. The lipo saddle pack is late September, but it will be well worth it for those running a t-bar car. With both packs, I wanted to release something that will not be obsolete within months.

As far as connectors, they will be 4mm. The packs will have a flat bottom and I do plan on including battery guides or battery rails.

Any other questions, please feel free to ask.

Do you have any measurements for the lipo saddle packs? :)

BullFrog 08-12-2009 06:00 AM

Will your packs be sent to ROAR for approval by Sept 1st?

InspGadgt 08-12-2009 02:06 PM

Getting ready to buy my first LiPo packs for racing at IIC...So I need to figure out what to get. I'd like to get one that uses bullet connectors instead of Deans so I was wondering if the new SMC pack with bullet connectors is the same dimensions as their other 1 cell LiPo packs. Anyone know?

Casper 08-12-2009 02:21 PM

The Reedy 1S pack uses bullets.

InspGadgt 08-12-2009 02:27 PM

Yeah I considered the Reedy pack but at 4600mah compared to the newer packs all being 4900 or 5000mah I thought I would go for the higher mah that still had bullets.

nashrcracer 08-12-2009 02:43 PM


Originally Posted by Gavin Creado (Post 6193466)
The lipo saddle pack is late September

Bummer no IIC for me.

but cleveland is on!

Casper 08-12-2009 03:01 PM

4600 is plenty for 1S 13.5 in 12th. I was only taking out about 2600-2800 in an 8 min race.

Sean Cochran 08-12-2009 03:03 PM


Originally Posted by EricF (Post 6193629)
Why cant the Battery companies settle on one bullet size??:confused: 3.5mm, 4mm. Why not all the same size:weird::cry:
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Reedy chose to use the 3.5mm plug because it allowed us to make a lower profile battery. I know first hand how hard it is to get the wiring under todays hot 12th bodies. Also most 12th scales are pretty low current draw so we aren't giving up any performance with the smaller pin.


Originally Posted by InspGadgt (Post 6196448)
Yeah I considered the Reedy pack but at 4600mah compared to the newer packs all being 4900 or 5000mah I thought I would go for the higher mah that still had bullets.

You'll never know the difference between 4600 or 4900 mah. Especially if you are only running spec classes.

InspGadgt 08-12-2009 03:21 PM

True 300mah won't be noticable, but it's also $10 more expensive and not in stock at Stormer. I do like the stepped case though. I'll have to check if it will fit in my chassis. Do you know if it will be legal at IIC?

Gavin Creado 08-12-2009 08:22 PM


Originally Posted by EricF (Post 6193629)
Why cant the Battery companies settle on one bullet size??:confused: 3.5mm, 4mm. Why not all the same size:weird::cry:
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4mm is really the standard. In addition, the surface area is greater and there was no real reason for us to use a 3.5mm connector for our packs.


Originally Posted by Skiddins (Post 6194336)
Do you have any measurements for the lipo saddle packs? :)

Excluding the bullet connector extrusions, the size is comparable with a nimh saddle pack. We had to really work hard to keep the dimensions similar to that of an nimh pack whilst maintaining a 4600mah capacity and a 40c rating.


Originally Posted by BullFrog (Post 6194639)
Will your packs be sent to ROAR for approval by Sept 1st?

We will send our straight pack prior to the the 1st. I need to talk with Ruben from ROAR regarding our saddle pack since there are no real rules at the moment.


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