C4.1 lipo battery posts - too short ?

[andys]

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_]

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]

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

Originally Posted by _sleigh_

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]

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_]

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]

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

[Chrislong]

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]

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

[tony12795]

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

Originally Posted by Wupding

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

[wezzer]

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

these are what i used

[andys]

Originally Posted by wezzer

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

these are what i used

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

[Richard Lowe]

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

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

[andys]

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]

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

[AndyG]

Originally Posted by andys

Building my C4.1

....... Nooooooooooo! Shilly, nooooo!

[andys]

Originally Posted by AndyG

....... Nooooooooooo! Shilly, nooooo!

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]

Originally Posted by andys

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]

Originally Posted by andys

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