Originally Posted by
zake540
Trips- Thank you for your great replies and input on my post. But if all fairness I still feel that there is still alot of "ifs" regarding running one cell lipos. For instance, 1 cell lipo will work "if" you buy the right speed control. It will also work "if" you buy a booster. Also to make it work "if" you cut one wire here and don't turn it on. "If" the booster works but feel that you're dumping at the end of the run then you have to buy a reciever pack. You see where I'm getting at.
I think we should still do alot more testing. As several people pointed out that they are having great success running 2 cell lipo.
There are some misconceptions in your reply...
1. 1 cell LiPO will eork "if" you buy the right speed control.
Actually, 1 cell LiPO will work with any speed control.
2. "If you cut a wire here and don't turn it on"
I'm not sure where this comes from, but there's no wire to cut. If you run a booster or rx pack, just leave the speed control switched off. Nothing complicated.
3. "If the booster works, but feels like dumping at the end you have to buy a receiver pack"
The dumping at the end feeling comes when running with no booster OR receiver pack. Either one, the booster OR the receiver pack takes care of it.
It really is that simple.
None of the sanctioning bodies have made any decisions yet as far as I know. Maybe 2 cell WILL turn out to be the answer. What I see so far is that the single cell works well. I'm not implying that 2 cell won't work, if it does, and it's better than the single cell, then I'd be in favor of going that route. It's still to early to say which way things will go.
I'd be willing to bet that if single cell does turn out to be the way we wind up going, then pretty soon new speed controls will have boost circuitry built right in.