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ORIGINAL: electricrc68
yeah. wait you have all nitros? i always thought you had an electric.
Yup. Well, the runners are all nitro. But they need batteries too. Nobody has thought to embed some magnets in the flywheel, throw a coil behind it, and power the receiver and servos that way...
The Mini-Z and Mini-T may be electric but they're hardly functional. Hell I don't even know where the Mini-Z is at the moment.
lol. well that would be good if they didn't need batteries. thats just extra weight added...not to mention all the weight from the engine already.
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Replace batteries with alternator > weight penalty nullified. 'Long as the engine is running you have power, and mechanical means will get the car to a safe stop if it stalls.
Though if I designed it the option would exist to continue to use batteries. I would. But then again I don't race so a couple extra ounces doesn't bother me at all.