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Old 06-13-2016 | 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RcHammer
I would think the labeling on the battery would be a dead give away. tamper evident case tape from the manufacture where the roar label currently is. Granted if someone is determined to cheat they will. Could be as simple as Cycling the battery after a suspicious or record setting run and seeing how many mah it takes to Discharge/charge. obviously too much hassle for club level racing. However for higher levels of competition Cars can be "teched" its not hard to imaging if you had a 4400mah battery and put 4800mah into it after a 8 minute run. Maybe there had been some tampering. and I'm sure you could also argue that a 7000mah battery shoved in a 4400mah case would provide a better voltage through a run. But again, can be cycled after a run to determine the battery capacity.
As it stands now, we are essentially approving a plastic box with a sticker on it. No-one can tell exactly what the plastic box contains.
(I know VTA limit the lipo capacity, but to be honest that is a waste of time as the over a certain capacity the start to weigh too much and unbalance the car)
At the least the motor is easier to check if there are any doubts
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