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andys 20-12-2011 11:37 AM

C4.1 lipo battery posts - too short ?
 
Building my C4.1, the 4 blue lipo / battery posts are miles too short, am I missing something, I assume they need to extend above the lipos so the brace works properly ?

Cheers

_sleigh_ 20-12-2011 12:33 PM

It's completely dependant on the height of your LiPo's. The posts do need spacing up with additional blue shim/spacers in the kit. From memory I think I've got 3mm under each of mine (dont quote me on that)

tony12795 20-12-2011 01:40 PM

Agree with Phil, I have 4mm.

Its very important that the battery brace sits in the posts and the brace to the gear box feels free.

Tony

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Originally Posted by _sleigh_ (Post 597203)
It's completely dependant on the height of your LiPo's. The posts do need spacing up with additional blue shim/spacers in the kit. From memory I think I've got 3mm under each of mine (dont quote me on that)


andys 20-12-2011 02:05 PM

Cheers guys.

I only got 2 spacers in my kit, both too short. Also with the right size spacers the screws are too short ! Normal sized lipos in there too...

Typical, of all the stuff I've got, I don't have countersunk screws of the right length !

_sleigh_ 20-12-2011 02:29 PM

Yeah, as Tony says, make sure when you space them up that the posts fit up through the brace holes and when tightened down it's just "pinch" tight on the cells.

Easiest way is to dry fit the LiPo's and then space each post up until the tops are flush with the top surface of the brace.

wezzer 20-12-2011 03:09 PM

i used 6mm under each post for the reedy lipos and 1/2 4-40's :thumbsup:fits a treat.

Chrislong 20-12-2011 03:21 PM

I used the thumb screws I had lay around! Spacing is perfect for the Orion Lipos, and I didn't have anything else to space it with..

Wupding 20-12-2011 03:37 PM

All i did was measure the depth of my saddles with a set of vernier's and got 4 solid brass ones made for £10

BARGAIN:thumbsup:

tony12795 20-12-2011 03:57 PM

Good Idea...... but

I like to try different C rating Lipos, depending if it wet or a small track I may use 40C but a big track with lots of grip I could use 60C which means they are different heights so always use spacers.

http://www.the-pred.co.uk/zencart/in...roducts_id=389

http://www.the-pred.co.uk/zencart/in...roducts_id=390

Tony

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wupding (Post 597275)
All i did was measure the depth of my saddles with a set of vernier's and got 4 solid brass ones made for £10

BARGAIN:thumbsup:


wezzer 20-12-2011 04:50 PM

http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml...tId=0000003729

these are what i used :thumbsup:

andys 20-12-2011 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wezzer (Post 597293)


Were they in your C4.1 kit, or did you have to buy them ?

Richard Lowe 20-12-2011 06:21 PM

3x of the thicker washers from AE#31286 under each post on mine :)

http://www.teamassociated.com/factor...details/31286/

andys 20-12-2011 08:24 PM

So, ive only got 2 inadequate spacers, I assume I should have four ?

I only have 2 bearings for the gearbox, again I assume I should have four ?

And I'm missing a long screw for the gearbox... I've got some tyres in the box though !

Who do I pm / email for the rest of the car :)

Richard Lowe 21-12-2011 12:58 AM

You only need 2 extra bearings for the extra idler gear, all the other bearings come from the B4.1 you're converting :)

AndyG 21-12-2011 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andys (Post 597184)
Building my C4.1

....... Nooooooooooo! Shilly, nooooo! :yawn:

andys 21-12-2011 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyG (Post 597648)
....... Nooooooooooo! Shilly, nooooo! :yawn:

Ha ha ha !
I emailed team xtreme about a Vega, never got a reply, so I decided to give the C4.1 a try !

Have a great Xmas fella :)

Chrislong 21-12-2011 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andys (Post 597375)
So, ive only got 2 inadequate spacers, I assume I should have four ?

I only have 2 bearings for the gearbox, again I assume I should have four ?

And I'm missing a long screw for the gearbox... I've got some tyres in the box though !

Who do I pm / email for the rest of the car :)

[email protected] he'll send you the remaining bits of car...

The long screw missing is a left over B4.1 gearbox screw, with the washer.. use it to hold the turnbuckle brace.

The tyres were due to the wait in batch 1, I think, not sure now...

The gearbox uses all original B4.1 bearings (or the new metric ones you've added) and then the two in the kit are for the additional idle gear it uses.

gazhillAE 21-12-2011 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by andys (Post 597660)
Ha ha ha !
I emailed team xtreme about a Vega, never got a reply, so I decided to give the C4.1 a try !

Have a great Xmas fella :)

Best thing you could of ever done ;0)
Get them fastrax spacers fitted now :thumbsup:


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