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Old 11-15-2013, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Evo 13
This may be a stupid question BM, but I'll ask anyway. If the regulator drops the voltage down to 6.5, wouldn't I just be better off with the life (no regulator) giving off 6.6v? Or does going lipo (in this context) make the case for reducing overall chassis weight?
In one of my DM-1s I have high voltage servos, s use the lipo with out a voltage regulator. On the other car I run Life cells, so as you stated does not need the regulator. Less things to go wrong and weight. Life and Lipo's battery's weigh about the same.

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