Running 1s lipo is now possible

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Here's a new product that will benefit the budget minded user..

http://www.teamnovak.com/products/smart_boost/index.html

[Darin Jordan]

Cool product...

But... for $40.00... one could just buy another Lipo cell and make a 2S pack instead..., and not have the extra failure point...

Still... it does open up some classing possibilities...

[Brushless55]

That is for the 4cell nimh carpet class who want to run lipo

[Darin Jordan]

That is for the 4cell nimh carpet class who want to run lipo

I'd be interested to hear how they run against a good 4-cell car... since 4-NiMH cells has more Voltage than a 1S pack would... I guess you just pick a different motor to get the RPMs back???

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Might

The unit boosts voltage to 6v

[Darin Jordan]

I think it may smoke a 4-cell car beceause the unit boosts voltage to 6v

Bill... I guess I need to go read the webpage better, because I thought it only boosted the voltage to the radio gear and servos?

[Blackjack-sven]

I think it may smoke a 4-cell car beceause the unit boosts voltage to 6v

Better cornering and acceleration will be there as well as lipo cells are lighter.

[AndyKunz]

No Darin, you're right. Wilmer - you plug this into your rx. Look at the picture. You disconnect the BEC from your ESC (if it has one) and use this to power the rx and sx instead.

3A should be plenty of power for carpet racers.

Andy

[Jeff Wohlt]

Hmmm...I read it same as Darin. I do not htink you can regenerate enough power to run it for motors.

It is something I spoke to an electronic engineer a few years ago why we could not just place an amp in between and that was the problem...great for a quick shot but that was it.

We will see.

[Jeff Wohlt]

Wow...and there is that engineer now ...hi Andy :)

[Darin Jordan]

Better cornering and acceleration will be there as well as lipo cells are lighter.

I think it's going to take some different chassis/suspension designs to take advantage of the lower weight, however... Most of the guys I've seen (not many, so things likely have changed at this point), were adding weight to the packs to get the handling back after making the switch...

I'm sure they've improved chassis design and geometry by now, however...

I can't even get started with cars... I'd go even more nuts there than I am now! Cars are actually more right up my alley!

[Blackjack-sven]

I can't even get started with cars... I'd go even more nuts there than I am now! Cars are actually more right up my alley!

Can I join the club? :LOL:

[lomdel]

Me too!!

[Blackjack-sven]

Guess I could have posted these pic's as well. ENJOY

[BILL OXIDEAN]

You're right, it dosen't boost speedo output
Yet still as I said 1s lipo is possible..