Miss Elam & lipo size ?

[rchippie]

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]

Mike,
Check out this build thread by Darin Jordan, see post # 121 for battery info.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ight=miss+elam
Hugh

[dana]

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]

Mike,
Check out this build thread by Darin Jordan, see post # 121 for battery info.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ight=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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.







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