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Originally Posted by David W
I like the idea of this brushless job, sick of my nitro engine!
I was wonderind how much it costs to convert?
I have a nitro hyper 9 at the moment so have servoes and transmitter and the usual stuff for a nitro. Has anyone converted one of these yet?
And has anyone raced against nitro buggies? what do they compare like?
Thanks!
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Hobao are releasing a Hyper 9 conversion kit (as seen on Neo-Buggy) and I have already owned it. It is a nice conversion, though you will have to do your research on the bits to go into it. Try
RC-Monster for research.
Depending on how long your local track's finals are, you may need more expensive, and larger capacity batteries than electric mentioned. For example, my first conversion, I got 12 minutes run time at a push on a track, which was with a 14.8V 4350mAh Lipo. That packs potential power is (14.8V * 4.35) 64.38Wh. Now, to get 20 solid minutes (so aiming for 22) I need a larger battery, I tried 2 18.5V 3300mAh packs in parallel (capacity * 2, voltage remains the same), which is 122.1 Wh, but due to the extra weight I can only manage 20.5 minutes, which is cutting it fine.
Now I'm trying a lighter set-up with more potential power, one 22.2V 6100mAh battery for 135.42 Wh, which theoretically, according to my previous set-ups, should be good for about 22.8 minutes.
In short, you do need to experiment, and remember that run time depends (with the same set-up otherwise) on voltage AND capacity.
I have raced against nitro buggies, and you will find that the electric will be quicker out of corners, and provided its balanced, will jump better (shorter run-up needed). They need a smoother driving style, and a lot of throttle control, particularly when it is low grip, as you will end up going in a circle if you are throttle happy.
That's me done...