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Old 08-25-2005, 06:18 PM
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noobie
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Originally Posted by Hawk6
Nobody has answered the question about weight.

For Tamiya silver can motors and 5 minute races, is the extra power of say a 3300 mAh worth the extra weight compared to a 1900 or 2400 mAh?

More power is fine, but what about power to weight ratio. Is it worth carrying around the extra weight to have power you will never use in a 5 minute race?

Thanks for any thoughts.
hawke, have u measured the weight comparison of a 3300 to a 2400? i wonder how much heavier they are?
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