Originally Posted by
Francis M.
I don't think it is too hard to come up with a practical dimension to be submited..... Like you said lipo's come in different sizes which suggests that it wouldn't be hard for a manufacturer to meet it if there was a requirement. organizations need to standardize the size somewhat instead of a free for all... Just like NIMH the dimensions can be altered from year to year if you like but to suggest any size and any capacity sounds like a free for all....
We can suggest things like 7.4V max, hard case, plugs for easy disconnect in case of a failure, some safety standard, etc.
The question is why would it be a free for all? Chassis designs, weight, and weight distributiion would limit what you can practically do. Batteries are the biggest problem now with NiMH. When it is not battery failures, it is legalization, new cells, inconsistent rules, etc. Opening it up to any 7.4V LiPo battery (assuming other rules are met) would avoid the problems we have faced with NiMH.
I wouldn't mind opening it up even further, like what was done with the 20-minute LiPo truck class at the nats...LiPo - BL - 20 minutes - make it happen.