Battery location

[DonDDR]

Looking at pictures I see some have mounted their battery along the chassis instead of sideways like it says in the manual. Pro's and con's of either way of doing it?

[SteveK]

Running the battery sideways means more chassis roll, the vehicle will react a little more slowly. It might be a little easier to drive on a slippery track, but running the battery down the centerline is generally the faster setup.

Mid-motor cars use this setup a lot, for a combination of reasons. Part of it is the layout, because the battery might not fit well under the 4WD system, or the chassis is too short to fit the battery down the center. Weight distribution is also a factor, to keep the went in the center of the car and off the front end. Saddle packs are better in the situation, keeping the weight near the center of the car, but also kept near the center of the car.

[DonDDR]

Makes good sens Thanks for your reply.

[kaiser]

i've always run the batt's lenghtwise, i just makes sense to me.

[DonDDR]

Why would the directions tell you to mount it sideways?

[SteveK]

Every manual that I have shows the battery mounted sideways in conjunction with the mechanical speed control. The RC10 Graphite and Team Cars don't come with MSCs, and they tell you to mount the battery down the center. It may have originally been the tuning option they selected, as you can mount it alongside the battery (the cup is offset to make room), but it's probably much easier to mount the MSC in the rear bulkhead.

[DonDDR]

Bingo, that would be it. My truck came with a msc and all of the pictures I have seen of the battery mounted mounted lenght wise have esc's.