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Old 01-19-2012, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by chiatw73
i m tryin to decide on nitro or electric also, in this case the Mugen mbx6r or eco..
i m leaning towards to 6r as there are options to convert it to electric, but not the other way round..

btw, i heard from pro-nitro guys dat for 1/8 electric, due to the huge amount of current drawn, there is a tendency for the lipos to puff..
is it true?
May happen if something is binding the drive train(bad bearing, motor etc.) or maybe if it is not geared right. A clue will be if Lipo gets hot after running. It should never get hot. Just like anything going fast & is powerful keep an eye on everything. If you do batts should last 1 or 2 yrs.
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