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Old 11-14-2007 | 01:36 PM
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party_wagon
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Default RE: Nitro to Electric

I am not quite sure as to how that mark converts to u.s. dollars, however I believe it is around a 2 to one ration so I will give it a shot. First off, you will need an electric motor mount, you can find these for less then $15. As far as motor & esc is concerned I would go with the new traxxas vileon system, the specs are in the right range for running a small mono from what I have seen. Now, this will put you at around $175 usd w/out any batteries or chargers. Then for batteries I believe a 3s 2p a123 pack will be the cheapest way to go. You can find the cells on the rc universe for sale sections for $10 a piece. Then you will have to purchase a charger of your choice. I think your best bet for a charger would be if you can get a good deal on a mrc 989. All in all I would expect to pay around $300 usd for this stuff if you really shop around for the best prices. The batteries will give you right around 5 minutes of run time at wot & w/ a 10 amp charger they will have about a 25 minute charge time. This setup will give you a lot more power then that .18 gave you. Odds are you will want to run in one of the lesser profiles which will increase your run times. Running the 3s pack will help to keep your charge time down while increasing run time even if you find that you only need to run a 2s pack or turn down the esc.