I see a bunch of people recommending 4s LiPo's for starter boxes. Isn't that 17.2V-12V(full-to-empty) on a system designed for 12V?
Is this just a limit found by word-of-mouth? Why not a 5s?
Just looking into why 4s seems okay , but not alot of people really recommend 3s (12.6V-9V) which would be closer to spec.
4s is the standard as 3s would not be enough...3S= 12.6 Fully peaked but Would fall short of 12V real fast....there for a 4S is what is needed....they Do charge up to 16.8v but that wont hurt the 12v motor's very much....5S would be nearing 24v or Double the rated capacity for the 12v motor's...and would more then likely fry the motor's sooner then later.
3S will stress the pack as the needed amperage is more then the pack could supply....Get a Zippy 4S and be done with it.
madweazl the RTR box comes with a single 775 motor...while the original losi box is dual 550's.
Either way its a moot point...Losi is releasing a "New" box sometime soon and im sure the craptastic 550's will be ditched for monster 775's.