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  • Robbie1
    Member
    • Nov 2016
    • 54

    #61
    would it make sense thou to use the regulation for worlds lipo throughout the electra season ?

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    • NativePaul
      Greased Weasel
      • Feb 2008
      • 2760

      #62
      You can do, I do for H1 and H2, Electra's 140g Mini Hydro weight limit (if it is still in place next year) offers a significant advantage over Naviga's 110g limit and mini packs are cheap enough that I have separate packs and props for Electra and bigger races.

      The thing is that the competitive Naviga legal packs are all low C rate and pretty fragile, we want to take as much as we can out of them to get the most power, but if we take too much out they quickly degrade and/or puff up, you can run a higher cutoff voltage and use the same pack for a couple of years as I do, but you are giving away power to those that are more willing to lose a pack. The Electra (now spread to all of the UK) capacity limits came out to try and reduce that effect, the higher C rated cells are more robust, degrade slower and are more resistant to puffing, and they can be had cheaper too, so it isn't as big a hit if you do puff a pack.

      There is Lots of talk about introducing electronic energy limiters which will mean that you can use any weight or capacity of battery. You purchase a limiter which will only let you take the allowed energy out of it. It sounds like the way forward, but Naviga can't legalise it till the meeting after the 2017 worlds, so I wouldn't expect it to be Electra legal till 2018 season.

      Lots of people buy a fresh new pack for worlds.
      Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.

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      • Robbie1
        Member
        • Nov 2016
        • 54

        #63
        thanks paul , so im assuming that everyone running at the worlds have the same lipo packs by approx 3 manufacturers ?

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        • NativePaul
          Greased Weasel
          • Feb 2008
          • 2760

          #64
          I expect to see just Redzone and Tenshock packs next year unless something else comes out before then, although the Chinese team will probably have unbranded cells from the factory that supply them, and I hear that there is a Russian chap making his own.
          Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.

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          • Robbie1
            Member
            • Nov 2016
            • 54

            #65
            hulls are ordered from germany would just like to wish everyone a very merry christmas and hope you all get what you wanted

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            • Robbie1
              Member
              • Nov 2016
              • 54

              #66
              Hi guys hope everyone is well , been away a long time soooo busy hopefully ill pickup my hulls tomorrow , there was a problem with my mini hydros thou

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              • NativePaul
                Greased Weasel
                • Feb 2008
                • 2760

                #67
                What is the problem?
                Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.

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                • Robbie1
                  Member
                  • Nov 2016
                  • 54

                  #68
                  Was being made in Germany in Full carbon , but made them in fibre glass , so have to re make just a delay 😕

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                  • Robbie1
                    Member
                    • Nov 2016
                    • 54

                    #69
                    just waiting for everything to turn up ive ordered arrrggghhhh commmmeeee on !!!

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                    • Robbie1
                      Member
                      • Nov 2016
                      • 54

                      #70
                      not long finished my first nationals in fast electric , was epic and I met paul !!! yay

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                      • NativePaul
                        Greased Weasel
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 2760

                        #71
                        Post some pictures Rob, you fit out your boats to a very high standard and earned some bragging rights.
                        Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.

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                        • T.S.Davis
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 6220

                          #72
                          Originally posted by Robbie1
                          not long finished my first nationals in fast electric , was epic and I met paul !!! yay
                          Races are so fun aren't they? Collection of people that love toy boats. It can't get any better. Love this hobby.
                          Noisy person

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                          • Robbie1
                            Member
                            • Nov 2016
                            • 54

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                            • Robbie1
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                              • Nov 2016
                              • 54

                              #74
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                              • Robbie1
                                Member
                                • Nov 2016
                                • 54

                                #75
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