B4 and Saddle pack lipos

[leelar]

I am thinking of getting some 4800 lipo saddle packs for my D4 but i am not sure if they will fit a B4 can anyone help please

[AmiSMB]

As long as each saddle is the same size as a subc saddle then you should be able to put them together so that the overall length is equal to a stick pack.

[RogerM]

Might be too tall to go under the B4 brace!!! Best check the dimensions.

[Al3xis007]

see this vid... yes they did the stupidest thing but could this happen if you accidentally charged a lipo on a nimh setting??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpUXuEg3fNE

[Cockerill]

Have you personally experienced a Lipo battery fail in such a spectacular way under normal RC conditions? Or do you just not like Lipo and want to scare people? Either way the end of your post was totally pointless, under no circumstances should/would anyone plug a lipo of any kind to a wall socket!

Personally I have never seen a Lipo fail under normal conditions, granted I have not been around them very long either tho. I have seen at least 2 NiMH cells go bang in a fairly major way under what I would call normal use (not BRCA Recommended tho), luckily there were no injuries.

Regarding saddle Lipo in a B4 I would do as Roger suggested and check the dimensions as can be found on www.trakpower.com

[Al3xis007]

i dont hate them, i was told about the video on youtube today. i havn't seen any NiMh blow up yet, even 2 chargers on a 5cell pack at well over 10amps. i know lipo's the future but we cant get too hyped about them if we're not allowed to use them at 1/10th OFF ROAD NATIONALS.

i had a saddle pack in 1 hand and a b4 in the other about 4 hours ago and it dont fit, sorry. its too tall, they'll fit in a b44/bj4/d4 tho.

[Al3xis007]

plugging a pack into a wall is stupid but the pack could do this if you accidentally charge it on your nimh setting

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by leelar

I am thinking of getting some 4800 lipo saddle packs for my D4 but i am not sure if they will fit a B4 can anyone help please

they fit the d4 but you need to lift the rear top deck by 3mm, and extend the battery posts
they will fit a b4 if your creative with the brace and how it fits
the 3200 saddle will fit in both with no mods

Originally Posted by Al3xis007

track power saddle pack lipo's wont fit in a b4, no way. i saw some today and they're HUGE!!!!!!!!! i tried the freebie pack given to 'the r-ace place' today and they dont fit in a xx4 cr or b4 .
doubt they'll be alowed for a while cause they go BANG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpUXuEg3fNE

1/ that aint a trakpower pack
2/ thats abused to make it go bang
3/ they dont got bang if you use them in the manufatures guide lines

Originally Posted by Al3xis007

i dont hate them, i was told about the video on youtube today. i havn't seen any NiMh blow up yet, even 2 chargers on a 5cell pack at well over 10amps. i know lipo's the future but we cant get too hyped about them if we're not allowed to use them.

i had a saddle pack in 1 hand and a b4 in the other about 4 hours ago and it dont fit, sorry. its way too tall, they'll fit in a b44/bj4/d4 tho

you can use them they are allowed to be used under the BRCA at touring nationals and any other meeting unless regionals nationals dont allow em, ie the schumacher winter serries thats just gone


and again they do fit a b4 if you modify the battery strap, tho the 3200 saddles will fit in no modification in both
the 4900 stick is designed for the b4

think its fair to say your making some unfounded claims!!

[vader]

Originally Posted by Al3xis007

plugging a pack into a wall is stupid but the pack could do this if you accidentally charge it on your nimh setting

I hope you don't have any screw drivers in your toolbox as they can be lethal if you accidently stab yourself with them

Or travel to race meetings in a car as there deadly if you hit a wall at 100mph

Or we could all use a bit of common sense