Will this melt a mini V? (mini v on lipo)

[Arctic Fire]

I am thinking of picking up a mini V to rip around the storm pond, will these batteries light it on fire? What can the stock esc handle?

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s..._20C_Lipo_Pack

[damfurst]

This battery will not melt the Mini-v , but it won't fit in it either. It is just too long. I have been using 3s 1000mah and 1300mah 22c Desire power in mine & they are just fitting. I have not had any problem with the esc running these batteries on it. I did however added a cooling through the heat sink. This dropped the temp 10 deg F and has never felt hot since, just warm. I queried Horizon Hobby about the max amps for this esc and they replied 10 amps. I have tried different motors & larger props on my mini v and so I know that the amps are close if not a little higher than 10. You'll also want to put water cooling coil on the motor and waterproof the esc/rx because you will probably flip it runnig it on 3s.

Here's a couple of pics of my esc & water cooling.

[Arctic Fire]

Wow thanks for the info! looks like I'll be getting one of these as soon as I can. Thanks for the pictures, super helpful, what dimensions is your current battey?

[damfurst]

Glad that it helped. The dimensions for the 1300mah batt are (+- .5mm)H - 21.0, W - 34.0, L - 73. I have also ran a 9.9v 1100mah 30c Life Battery and it's dimmensions are 70L X 57W X 20H. You also might look at some of the other posts in the other threads on this forum as there are some other very good & useful mods that others have done to their Mini-Vs. When you do get one you can always ask more questions too if you have any.

[6S HYDRO]

You need the 1300 or 1350 3s packs from hobby city, the 30c ones are great