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Originally Posted by discostu
thats typical of the brca trying to kill a class of racing so if you run a d4,b4, 501, bj4 worlds, x11, yokomo b max, yokomo bx or any saddle pack 4wd car you will not be aloud to race a brca meeting unless you spend mega money on unrelible exploding nimh cells and all the cycle crap that goes with them that figures any way what if the clear heat shrink was removed from the track power lipo saddles do the fit the dimentions then
stu rand
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no they are 1mm over size end to end with the heat shrink off.
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Originally Posted by bondy
Makes me laugh and cry at the same time !
Saddle pack lipos must be no more in length combined than a normal lipo pack. 
Yes it probably would if you cut one end off the case on one of them ????? -- but there are now 4 ends not 2 ! If the cells inside are a set length then yes there is going to be a few mm extra plastic 2 lots to be precice. Its not rocket science here its basic engineering and understanding. So trakpower " the inovators the ones who took the risk reaaly and changed the way we race I think will be a bit P***** off ! And frankley I wouldnt blame them
3mm Guys Come on Which muppet made that rule up ??  and why ??
ps I havent bought any yet and by the looks of it will anybody now !
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id not blame em too
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Originally Posted by Tim Ward
Isn't the BRCA supposed to represent OUR views??? I say we on-mass write/email to the BRCA EB and let them know how wrong they are re rules that effectively outlaw Trakpower saddles!
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wont do any good im affraid! best that could happen is for off road to drop the EB for battery lists!
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Originally Posted by neiloliver
I dont think that being on the Touring car list means that they will be on the final list. Some may be removed due to the side wire/dimension. It also depends on if they are officially submitted for approval. We will need to wait for the final list to come out before buying anything.
I see 2009 as a Shakedown year for Lithium Polymer... Even if all the packs on the TC list did make it to the final list then that is a LOT of packs.. and they wont all be good in terms of cycle life, durability etc..
On the trackpower saddles... Making a pack that is longer than three Cs cells side by side was always going to be on a sticky wicket... but all battery design is a compromise and I am sure they were forced down that route by the efficiency of using a cell side they had already tooled.
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neil take the cell out of the case there under size, likewise take your solder bars off the Nimh saddles and they fit the dimensions (ie you fit the bars you have made the CELL bigger than the dimensions, same as by adding a case)
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Originally Posted by ashleyb4
Try and get them in you b44 as far as im aware they wont fit in anyway without modification so the EB are making the manafacture change the sizes so that they will fit in all cars with minimal modification.
A
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yes they do, search on oople
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Originally Posted by spenner
Here we go again.......
Don't get me wrong i see Lipo or whatever else they are testing ??? as the future in cells etc.... BUT!!!!
Why moan about the RULES when they was there in the first place and the manufacturers are the one's who haven't followed them ????
If they had followed the current size reg's (for sub C cells) would there be a problem ????
IF they change the rules to suit, then the BRCA which is a a tad pole in the pond of R/C would be diff to the rest!! Meaning anyone who attends international meetings would need diff cells.
Why don't the people who purchased the cells take them back and say they are not fit for the purpose ??? (Purpose being to use for race meetings)
Guess you can't as you knowingly purchased them even though they weren't legal.....
Sounds harsh i suppose but i can see all this moaning only leading to those at the top telling us all too do it ourselves!!! And i for one am thankfull of the job they do.
So, looks like we are all converting our cars to run stick lipo. Or we buy the Schumacher!!
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no wanting to state the obvious there were NO rules for lipo