ShadyD
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- Arrma RC's
- Kraton 6s
So I buckled down a and bought a Kraton and everything I needed to go with it: 2 Lectron Pro 3s batteries, a Dynamite P2 charger, BatSafe, cable extensions, etc etc etc.
First off, this is my first lipo truck, and my first brushless. Holy jeez, this thing can haul! I'm used to my extremely slow TRX rock crawler. This is a whole different beast.
Did some speed runs to start, which had all my neighbors out watching me, with all of us giggling like little kids as it rocketed by.
Took it out into the yard and tried it out on a makeshift plywood jump, and had a lot of fun. Probably landed it more on its head than it's wheels, but not a spot of damage except scuffing the wing. My neighbor told me a nearby park has a BMX pump track, so that's where I'm headed next weekend!
Only strange thing, the lipo LVC seems set kind of high, and there doesn't seem to be a way to change it. The cutoff happens at 3.7V it seems - at least, that's what the charger reads on the lowest cell when I put the batteries on to storage charge after use. Anyone else have that happen? I thought the cutoff should be closer to 3.4V. That's what the AMain Hobbies video on lipo care recommended.
First off, this is my first lipo truck, and my first brushless. Holy jeez, this thing can haul! I'm used to my extremely slow TRX rock crawler. This is a whole different beast.
Did some speed runs to start, which had all my neighbors out watching me, with all of us giggling like little kids as it rocketed by.
Took it out into the yard and tried it out on a makeshift plywood jump, and had a lot of fun. Probably landed it more on its head than it's wheels, but not a spot of damage except scuffing the wing. My neighbor told me a nearby park has a BMX pump track, so that's where I'm headed next weekend!
Only strange thing, the lipo LVC seems set kind of high, and there doesn't seem to be a way to change it. The cutoff happens at 3.7V it seems - at least, that's what the charger reads on the lowest cell when I put the batteries on to storage charge after use. Anyone else have that happen? I thought the cutoff should be closer to 3.4V. That's what the AMain Hobbies video on lipo care recommended.
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