Typhon 2x 4S LiPo in Parallel?

[OrangeDRAGON]

I was at the LHS today and fell in love with the Typhon 6s, at $349 it's really quite a Big Bang for the buck so it looks like it will be my new vehicle in the coming weeks, but I had a question about batteries...

I know that you can run 2x 3s LiPos in series with a Y-Series connector to get 6s equivalence, but I was also wondering If I can run a Y-Parallel connector (I have both) on 2x 4s to run in '4s' mode/speed but get longer run times. Obviously I'm going to use matched/charged packs, but I don't see any problem doing this - anything I'm missing?

Thanks!

 

[BigSplit]

In Parallel it will still be 3s. I'm pretty sure the Blx180 Esc is 4s minimum.

 

[OrangeDRAGON]

Crap - I meant 4s, sorry... can I run 2x 4s in parallel?

It looks like 4s packs take up nearly the size of a 6s so I wouldn't be able to fit 2x in there...

The price difference on 6s vs 4s is nearly double at my LHS ($55 vs $95) - I'm thinking I should just get a couple 6s packs and be done... I'd hate to buy 4s now and want to go 6s later

 

[FitFatTony]

Where did you get a Typhon for$349? Is that in US $? Is it 2016 model?

 

[OrangeDRAGON]

Where did you get a Typhon for$349? Is that in US $? Is it 2016 model?

Yes, a 2016 v2 Typhon, that was the selling price at my LHS, a HobbyTown chain store.

 

[FitFatTony]

Yes, a 2016 v2 Typhon, that was the selling price at my LHS, a HobbyTown chain store.

Thanks. That's seems like a great price. Haven't seen one for less than $400.

 

[Swerny]

Thanks. That's seems like a great price. Haven't seen one for less than $400.

It's $429 at Tower and you can use coupon codes...they vary but right now it's $48 off $399 or $60 off $499...so $382

 

[Beaker]

i bought it from tower, couple weeks ago. added a pinion gear to bring it over 435 to use the $100 off coupon. Cheap as.

$338.98US with pinion gear + $4.99US for mempership