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rchippie
05-07-2010, 11:13 PM
I was thinking about getting a BL 1/12 Miss Elam. I looked at one today at the LHS. The battery area looks a little small. Does anyone know if the Turnigy 40c 2s 5000 will fit, if not what size lipo will fit ?.
hebner
05-08-2010, 07:23 AM
Mike,
Check out this build thread by Darin Jordan, see post # 121 for battery info.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?t=6621&highlight=miss+elam
Hugh
dana
05-08-2010, 09:36 AM
i would check out a bunch of threads about that boat. i have one and had to make several modifications, one major one was the radio.
rchippie
05-08-2010, 10:45 AM
Mike,
Check out this build thread by Darin Jordan, see post # 121 for battery info.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?t=6621&highlight=miss+elam
Hugh

He says 4500 is the largest that will fit . I was hoping my turnigy 5000's would fit . Since i, have 4 of them.
spinner
05-24-2010, 01:43 PM
I fit my 5200 40c smc hard case li-po's in my Elam. I had to cut off the magnets that hold th hatch on though.
JimClark
05-24-2010, 01:54 PM
Most battery dealers are providing the measurements of the batteries. once you get the boat measure the area and get the largest capacity that will fit. A lot has changed in the batteries since Darin did that thread last year
Darin Jordan
05-24-2010, 03:23 PM
I fit my 5200 40c smc hard case li-po's in my Elam. I had to cut off the magnets that hold th hatch on though.

I was able to fit 5000mah 40C ThunderPowers hard case packs in mine, but I had to trim away the rear magnets as well as most of the recess that holds the hatch in place. They can fit, however...

For racing... I don't think that much pack is anywhere near necessary, if you are using 40C or better packs... A 6-lap, 1-mile race heat usually doesn't use more than 2500mah tops...
hobbimaster
05-29-2010, 10:27 AM
I'm using a set of Pro Tek 4000 25c packs that are the same round shape as a stick pack. They do not require any trimming.
bdmridgeback
06-14-2010, 12:05 AM
I run 5000 45C Thunderpower packs in my Miss Elam. I trimmed a 1/4" section that sticks up on the wood stringer, trimmed the excess epoxy off the bottom of the magnets and the fit in easy but snug. All magnets in tact.


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/bdmridgeback/c522cf0e.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/bdmridgeback/23c03c0a.jpg


Photos taken with my new HTC EVO 4G Phone... Pretty nice pics!