ROAR to change lipo voltage to 4.20 and 8.40
12-22-2009, 06:44 AM
#16
ROAR did not change the lipo voltage rule. The rule has always been 8.4v for a 2S pack. The allowable tolerance for charging differences was permitted for .04v which was never intended to be a standard. So, to say ROAR changed the rules is incorrect.
I can only imagine the reason for complaining about this.. is someone spent money to get a competitive advantage. Happens all the time things change, this is a small one, get over it.
I can only imagine the reason for complaining about this.. is someone spent money to get a competitive advantage. Happens all the time things change, this is a small one, get over it.
Not someone, but many racers have spent money also when the rule was in place charger companies were adhering to the ROAR rules and charging to max. This is what racers do they go to the edge of the rules, but whithin the rules!
I think (my opinion) would be if ROAR kept their old rule in effect there would be NO discussion on this subject and racing would go on as usual. Now the racers that have upgraded, bought newer chargers are going to have to closley monitor their batteries so they are not cheating or breaking the new rules! Another nail in the ever fast KILLING RC coffin!
12-22-2009, 06:51 AM
#17
Why in the world would ROAR have made the initial statement and allowance of .04 in the beginning AND change it NOW? If it was allowable in THE BEGINNING and racers are going BY THE RULES and getting their chargers upgraded TO THE RULES then why change it????? 
What has changed in the lipo battery that would make you change an existing rule? It certainly has not ruined ALL the batteries from 2009 has it because of the extra .04V? Must we all now dispose all of our 2009 lipos?
What has changed in the lipo battery that would make you change an existing rule? It certainly has not ruined ALL the batteries from 2009 has it because of the extra .04V? Must we all now dispose all of our 2009 lipos?Roar uses a Fluke now and will continue to use one, can't speak for "non-roar" races but all of the electric nationals use the same one
12-22-2009, 06:53 AM
#19
Eli, it is all semantics, I see your point. But regardless, small item.
See ROAR is screwed if they do, and screwed if they don't. Does not matter people piss and moan for one reason or another. If does not fit someones personal agenda, then it is the worst thing that can happen to the sport.
The whole move to Lipo and brushless, we all knew there would be growing pains, and this is part of that... as much as speedo's like the AE one, and for that matter the SPX.....
See ROAR is screwed if they do, and screwed if they don't. Does not matter people piss and moan for one reason or another. If does not fit someones personal agenda, then it is the worst thing that can happen to the sport.
The whole move to Lipo and brushless, we all knew there would be growing pains, and this is part of that... as much as speedo's like the AE one, and for that matter the SPX.....
12-22-2009, 06:56 AM
#21
i bet we could get this to 200+ posts if we try. by then, we will have lost another 20 racers that were leaning toward on-road as a way to spend their christmas money ....
12-22-2009, 06:56 AM
#22
The STANDARD has always been 8.40V since Roar approved LiPo's for use, the TOLERANCE was 8.44V. If the charger you originally purchased charged LiPo's (pretty much everything but a GFX at the time) you shouldn't have had to send it back because it already charged to 8.40V
12-22-2009, 06:59 AM
#24
i bet we could get this to 200+ posts if we try. by then, we will have lost another 20 racers that were leaning toward on-road as a way to spend their christmas money ....
suck it up, deal with it, and consider it your christmas gift to all the racers who are tired of watching the on-road community self destruct.
for the few roar (teched) races that exist, just figure out how long you need to discharge your pack to meet the new requirements. as a favor to your peers who want to have races to go to in the future, just figure it out.
suck it up, deal with it, and consider it your christmas gift to all the racers who are tired of watching the on-road community self destruct.
for the few roar (teched) races that exist, just figure out how long you need to discharge your pack to meet the new requirements. as a favor to your peers who want to have races to go to in the future, just figure it out.
12-22-2009, 07:01 AM
#26
1fastdude, you seem to be spearheading this "campaign" so tell me something...
I want you to prove to me in your next post EXACTLY what advantage your vehicle has by charging to 8.44V over 8.40V. How exactly and in exact detail does that give you an advantage? I would like to see specifics please.
I want you to prove to me in your next post EXACTLY what advantage your vehicle has by charging to 8.44V over 8.40V. How exactly and in exact detail does that give you an advantage? I would like to see specifics please.
12-22-2009, 07:06 AM
#29
1fastdude, you seem to be spearheading this "campaign" so tell me something...
I want you to prove to me in your next post EXACTLY what advantage your vehicle has by charging to 8.44V over 8.40V. How exactly and in exact detail does that give you an advantage? I would like to see specifics please.
I want you to prove to me in your next post EXACTLY what advantage your vehicle has by charging to 8.44V over 8.40V. How exactly and in exact detail does that give you an advantage? I would like to see specifics please.
12-22-2009, 07:07 AM
#30
yeah but the offroad crowd doesn't care about the .04 voltage difference. Every week the onroad crowd is bitching about something else, if it's not a new esc, new software, new motors, it's .04 volts. I've raced onroad since the early 90's and have happily switched to offroad to actually have some fun again without worrying about all this crap and constantly changing rules.