Lipo questions

[Slimboyfat]

Im looking to infrequently race again at regional/club level when I get the time and just wondered how many Lipos people use per race day?

Do you use one and just top it up after each race? Do you have two or more that you alternate between to ensure longevity of each pack?

How would a single Lipo pack (prob Trackpower 5000mah odd) stand up to 5 top ups per day?

It would be for use in a 2wd buggy, running brushless (prob 7.5 or 8.5)

Cheers

[blue_pinky]

I use a single lipo pack in each of my cars (4900mah and 4400mah currently) and top up between races exactly as you've described!

Lipo's are fine with that as far as I know, but will go off eventually.

[Big G]

In my SC10 indoors (carpet/jumps) I can do 3 races easily without a charge and a bit of practising with no noticeable performance loss. Can do 2 races at Kiddy in the B44 without any trouble. I didn't risk trying 3 since it was a MAM race.

[bigred5765]

we have used a single lipo in each car all year and just topped it up straight after every race,never had a problem,and have more than once forgot to top it up and done two full races at nats in 4wd easily,

[Marvin]

I use one 5000mAh LiPo, top it up after each round. Obviously, that will need to be replaced faster than in a two-lipo set-up (it will have double the use than two LiPos), but they will still get the same number of cycles each.

LiPos are not affected by being partially charged/topped up continually - thankfully we are past the days of NiCd and NiMH.

[Big G]

I've found in a large event running 6+ heats I can easily recharge the pack I have just used.


At club with 4 heats it can be done with 2 packs, although at times it's tight. now I have 4 packs and it's a breeze