oOple.com Forums - LiPo packs and overall weight .....

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Originally Posted by RogerM (Post 175718)

You took your time Dan ... LOL

Sorry if it sounded like a whine, was just meant to start a debate nothing more!

You are probably right when you say about motoring down but that is only an option if you have the motors available to do so. What I mean buy this, assuming brushless now, is if your already running a 7.5 and want to motor down then you only have a choice of LRP / Nosram 8.5s or the Losi 8.5 then "Spec" class motors (LRP / Nosram, Speed Passion and Novak).

The other thing that confusses me is people can not state a major advantage of LiPo being cost effectiveness (I am refering to earlier posts not yours Dan') if they then have to buy new kit to work with it.
Simple sums;

LiPo £50ish, charger to suit £50ish, 2 new motors to suit 2x£65 = £230
3 x NiMh packs @ £36 each (based on Stormforce prices, not looked at others) = £108

Now I know that a lot of hardened racers buy new stuff each season so this doesn't apply to them. Also I know people might have to replace a pack or two mid season which would add cost. There are also people out there who are looking forward to the 3rd season on there 3700s and original 1-star motor. The sums above are intended as example only.

Again I feel the need to state that I am not anti-LiPo and just playing devil's advocate to further discussion.

I know that it applies to very few, if any, of the regulars to this site but I do get the feelling sometimes if having a pink fur covered bodyshell was the "next big" thing they wouldn't be able to keep up with the production of fake fur!!

All this has gone a little off topic.

The orginal question was basically do people feel disadvantaged by the fact that LiPo runners could have a relatively large weight advantage to NiMh runners? I think the results so far speak for them selves!!

rog i used to use nimh, had 7.5 in 2wd and 6.5 in 4wd, i dont think many who run nimh wont have these if brushless, i am NOT a good buggy driver, i have left my motors as is and swapped to lipo, so i dont think its fair to include motors in your costing (as outdoors i dont think many will motor down)