Ordered

[Matt]

No more talking about it, I placed my order! I got the Traxxas Stampede with
ESC, the Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger, a couple of Epic 1500 packs,
and I figured I might as well try the Epic 3000 NIMH pack too. Got all this
with shipping for $255!

Did I do good?

I had a brief stint with RC 15 years ago. My friends had buggies but I had
to be different and get a fast on road car, a Bolink with a Trinity
Speedworks motor. It was fast, I could barely handle it. And it did
cart-wheels at the slightest bump. After all, it was meant for a smooth
track, not cruddy asphalt. That shouldn't be an issue with the Stampede.

Matt

[!bungle]

Matt wrote:
> No more talking about it, I placed my order! I got the Traxxas
> Stampede with ESC, the Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger, a couple
> of Epic 1500 packs, and I figured I might as well try the Epic 3000
> NIMH pack too. Got all this with shipping for $255!
>
> Did I do good?
>
> I had a brief stint with RC 15 years ago. My friends had buggies but
> I had to be different and get a fast on road car, a Bolink with a
> Trinity Speedworks motor. It was fast, I could barely handle it. And
> it did cart-wheels at the slightest bump. After all, it was meant for
> a smooth track, not cruddy asphalt. That shouldn't be an issue with
> the Stampede.
>
> Matt

you did just fine!

enjoy...


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(aka "!bungle")
'96 LS650
(aka "Rhino")



"Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no d-d-dancer"


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[Justin Mahn]

Awsome! have fun with your new investment!

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"Matt" <mcollins_fl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:x1xRb.54158$Bj.51028@twister.tampabay.rr.com. ..
> No more talking about it, I placed my order! I got the Traxxas Stampede
with
> ESC, the Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger, a couple of Epic 1500 packs,
> and I figured I might as well try the Epic 3000 NIMH pack too. Got all
this
> with shipping for $255!
>
> Did I do good?
>
> I had a brief stint with RC 15 years ago. My friends had buggies but I had
> to be different and get a fast on road car, a Bolink with a Trinity
> Speedworks motor. It was fast, I could barely handle it. And it did
> cart-wheels at the slightest bump. After all, it was meant for a smooth
> track, not cruddy asphalt. That shouldn't be an issue with the Stampede.
>
> Matt
>
>

[MikeF]

sounds good to me.
Order more batteries next week...8)



"Matt" <mcollins_fl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:x1xRb.54158$Bj.51028@twister.tampabay.rr.com. ..
> No more talking about it, I placed my order! I got the Traxxas Stampede with
> ESC, the Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger, a couple of Epic 1500 packs,
> and I figured I might as well try the Epic 3000 NIMH pack too. Got all this
> with shipping for $255!
>
> Did I do good?
>
> I had a brief stint with RC 15 years ago. My friends had buggies but I had
> to be different and get a fast on road car, a Bolink with a Trinity
> Speedworks motor. It was fast, I could barely handle it. And it did
> cart-wheels at the slightest bump. After all, it was meant for a smooth
> track, not cruddy asphalt. That shouldn't be an issue with the Stampede.
>
> Matt
>
>

[Matt]

It all came today!

Could you recommend some charger settings for me for the nicad and nimh?
These would be charge rate and peak detection. Also I read somewhere it's
good to break a battery in with a slow charge. Again what would be the amps
and peak settings for that?

Thanks man!

Matt

"!bungle" <stratosrally@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:pNzRb.4$ee6.3@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>
>
> Matt wrote:
> > No more talking about it, I placed my order! I got the Traxxas
> > Stampede with ESC, the Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger, a couple
> > of Epic 1500 packs, and I figured I might as well try the Epic 3000
> > NIMH pack too. Got all this with shipping for $255!
> >
> > Did I do good?
> >
> > I had a brief stint with RC 15 years ago. My friends had buggies but
> > I had to be different and get a fast on road car, a Bolink with a
> > Trinity Speedworks motor. It was fast, I could barely handle it. And
> > it did cart-wheels at the slightest bump. After all, it was meant for
> > a smooth track, not cruddy asphalt. That shouldn't be an issue with
> > the Stampede.
> >
> > Matt
>
> you did just fine!
>
> enjoy...
>
>
> --
> Dirk
> (aka "!bungle")
> '96 LS650
> (aka "Rhino")
>
>
>
> "Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no d-d-dancer"
>
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[!bungle]

Matt wrote:
> It all came today!
>
> Could you recommend some charger settings for me for the nicad and
> nimh? These would be charge rate and peak detection. Also I read
> somewhere it's good to break a battery in with a slow charge. Again
> what would be the amps and peak settings for that?
>
> Thanks man!
>
> Matt
>
> "!bungle" <stratosrally@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:pNzRb.4$ee6.3@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>>
>>
>> Matt wrote:
>>> No more talking about it, I placed my order! I got the Traxxas
>>> Stampede with ESC, the Piranha AC/DC digital peak charger, a couple
>>> of Epic 1500 packs, and I figured I might as well try the Epic 3000
>>> NIMH pack too. Got all this with shipping for $255!
>>>
>>> Did I do good?
>>>


Matt- I wouldn't worry about a "battery break-in" on stick packs. For now
I'd set the charge rate at about 4.5 amps and leave the peak detection on
default. That should be fine for both types of packs. Remember, do not use
the discharge function on the 3000 packs. Metal Hydride batteries don't need
it, and it can actually be harmful.

You should notice that your batteries performance will get a bit better
after the first couple of uses. If you want to try something different later
on- increase the charge rate by .5 of an amp on the Metal Hydrides and while
they are charging, touch the stick pack to make sure they aren't
overheating. You will probably be able to eventually charge them at about 6
amps wih no trouble. This will give you a bit more punch but a little less
runtime.

Have fun and don't worry too much about charging rates. If you keep your
Metal Hydrides from getting too hot, you should be fine. The NiCads (1500)
are pretty good to leave at around 4.5 amps and you can set the charger to
do a discharge/charge cycle early on the day you're going to use them- that
tends to freshen them up a bit.



--
Dirk
(aka "!bungle")
'96 LS650
(aka "Rhino")



"Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no d-d-dancer"


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