Avaliable lower profile LiPos to fit our old chassis?

[DerbyDan]

My first ever LiPo was a gold TrakPower 3600mah 25c pack, but despite being retired from powering my modern touring car its led a busy life since powering all of my vintage racers (Losi XX, XXT, JRX2 & my Worlds RC10) Simply because its the only LiPo battery that I've ever owned that is slim enough to slide into the chassis & be captured at the rear by either the chassis or the bulkhead.

Unfortunately this old battery will eventually die & has also been long discontinued, so I wondered if anyone out there has found a supply of suitable LiPo batteries that fit into our old vintage buggies & that are still avaliable? Perhaps we could formulate a list that could be posted in the 'Modernising our Vintage RCs' 'sticky' thread?

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

These are good for just about anything that would fit old stick packs. Especially helpful with old Tamiya vehicles. A couple of other companies make a similar pack.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXAVHP&P=7
a little more capacity
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXYYS5&P=7

EDIT: That second one is discontinued now that I look closer, but I think most companies make at least one battery in this configuration now. I was really happy to see them become available.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

You might doublecheck the thickness, but I think this will work as a 3s option just in case you want to destroy a car( )... once it's back in stock.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/83p-2650mah-3s1p-111-25c.html

[Charlie don't surf]

My first ever LiPo was a gold TrakPower 3600mah 25c pack, but despite being retired from powering my modern touring car its led a busy life since powering all of my vintage racers (Losi XX, XXT, JRX2 & my Worlds RC10) Simply because its the only LiPo battery that I've ever owned that is slim enough to slide into the chassis & be captured at the rear by either the chassis or the bulkhead.

Unfortunately this old battery will eventually die & has also been long discontinued, so I wondered if anyone out there has found a supply of suitable LiPo batteries that fit into our old vintage buggies & that are still avaliable? Perhaps we could formulate a list that could be posted in the 'Modernising our Vintage RCs' 'sticky' thread?

SMC 3200's fit with room to spare, last during a 10min main with a 10.5-

[Coelacanth]

Here is another option; I'm using these for my Kyosho Optimas, which need a vintage size & shape: Gens Ace 2S1P 4000 mAh, it's even cheaper than the Associated ones @ Tower with lower capacity:

http://www.hobbypartz.com/98p-25c-4000-2s1p-hardcase-direct.html

[Lonestar]

the Orion Carbon series that have the bulges work - put the bulges up Discontinued, but easy to find, still

Paul

[dldiaz]

Traxxas 7.4V 4000mah LiPo [2841], fits perfectly in a stock RC10 or JRX-2.
They are a bit pricey, but good quality / long run time.

[RC104ever]

Any Gens Ace 5000 mah 2S will fit, with a bit of wiggling. They are AWESOME.

[Coelacanth]

Any Gens Ace 5000 mah 2S will fit, with a bit of wiggling. They are AWESOME.

They won't fit every vintage RC car though, as they have squared edges. Many cars from back in the day need a battery pack with an oval-shaped cross-section. The RC10 is a bit different, but I figured it was necessary to clarify this.

[Orange]

I have a thunder power 5300 in my RC10, fits in the rear bulkhead... Have to use a battery cup with front part cut out though. It will last 36 minutes with a 17.5. (Yes I know for sure on the time)

[DerbyDan]

All great suggestions, thanks everyone

@ Reggie - are those SMC batteries still avaliable? They don't seem to be listed on their own website?

I like the idea of the packs that reasemble the old Nicad/Nimh stick packs with the radiused edges - as I could also use those in my Tamiya Mini & Clodbuster!

[Chris00gt]

If your willing to cut the end of the battery cup, Venom Lipo's will fit. It fits up against the servo mounting block. Below is a pic of a Venom Lipo in my WOIN world car.

[kaiser]

i fit turnigy 4000mah 40c hardcases in my rc10's ad jrx's.

i use orion rocket pack 3500mah 25c's in my m03's and tamiya's that use rounded packs.

[DerbyDan]

Neat electrics install there Chris! It seems the majority of the LiPo packs are 'too long' compared with the NiCads of old, but in my RC10 & JRX I've used the AE battery cups which have a nice large flat base to stick them down further forward than originally intended - I use 3M VHB tape which is super strong. The XX buggy was designed so that the battery pack can be moved forward or back as a tuning aid so there's no problem with the pack length, although the battery height & shape is perhaps more critical because of the ridges either side of the recess restricting how low the modern size LiPos sit down - again the rounded sided packs are better suited here.