Originally Posted by
Der Dicke
Why drop the Voltage. I drive my GenX with a 2S1P FePO4 pack (6V, 2300mAh). Some guys at my local track drive their Corallys with Lipos (7.4V and 2000mAh with Brushless)
Using 2S Lipo with limiting the power over capacity is much better:
1. High Voltage = lower resistance
2. No reciever pack
3. Will ESC and Motors work at 3.7V? Not really
Because anything above 4.8v nominal is not legal at any sanctioned event. If it's legal at your track, have at it. It is not at mine and most that run 12th scale.
There have been people that have posted to this thread in the past that have sucessfully tested 1s lipo on brushless using receiver packs with good results, so it will work. Is it for the mainstream? Not until the rules that are followed nationally are changed.
Speeds with current accepted equipment (legalized motors) running at 6 volts would be ballistic, which is why years ago they knocked 2 cells out of the batteries we run (went from 7.2v nominal to 4.8v nominal).