Lipo powered???

[1982#5829]

Hi can someone advise on my issue with going with the lipopolymer battery as a power source for my blazer or is it unsafe to use also how many cells should i buy if safe.my concern is the fact that the battery would be inside the sealed radio box. May over heat? Or the possibility of blowing up my tamiya:( only wondering on this battery question because of the longer run times on the lipos.will a lipo damage the 3 speed tranny?.hope some one can point me in the right direction.also would be nice if this thread starts a what are you using for your battery needs the pro and cons.thanks

[mikel1871]

cells will depend on what the ESC will handle.If you looking for longer run times just go with a bigger mAH pack like a 5000 NIMH will run my F350 for 45 minutes give or take a few depending on how hard im running.

[nchan71]

G'day all, I'm new to Tamiya3Speed, but have owned my Blazing Blazer for something like 25 years. It is a bit beatup but still runs. I've got a 7.4V 3300mAh LiPo battery powering it and it runs fine with the original 3 step speed controller and 28T 540 motor.