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I've been using these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/300-Pcs-NiCd-Su...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
It comes to $1.28 each. (they are rated at 10C, so they can handle some abuse)
I place them in PVC tubes with springs on the ends and that way there is no soldering. About 1%-5% of the cells are going to go bad over time so you need to be able to swap out the bad cells. I did that recently and it took me 15 minutes to identify the bad cell and replace it. A soldered pack can be a real hassle to unsolder then resolder. Also, spring loaded cells never can get loose soldered connections because of riding shocks and vibrations. I've found that solderless is a completely flawless way to do it. (the RC people do a lot of solderless tube stuff)
Anyway... that's a whole other project that I'm into...
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Overvolting does the same thing as these rewinds. The whole point of doing this would be to PROVE that a simple rewind could deliver performance levels that were much higher. So my advice would be to stick to the stock configuration all the way around and just change one variable... the motor windings.
So just stay totally stock except the rewind.
http://cgi.ebay.com/300-Pcs-NiCd-Su...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
It comes to $1.28 each. (they are rated at 10C, so they can handle some abuse)
I place them in PVC tubes with springs on the ends and that way there is no soldering. About 1%-5% of the cells are going to go bad over time so you need to be able to swap out the bad cells. I did that recently and it took me 15 minutes to identify the bad cell and replace it. A soldered pack can be a real hassle to unsolder then resolder. Also, spring loaded cells never can get loose soldered connections because of riding shocks and vibrations. I've found that solderless is a completely flawless way to do it. (the RC people do a lot of solderless tube stuff)
Anyway... that's a whole other project that I'm into...
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Overvolting does the same thing as these rewinds. The whole point of doing this would be to PROVE that a simple rewind could deliver performance levels that were much higher. So my advice would be to stick to the stock configuration all the way around and just change one variable... the motor windings.
So just stay totally stock except the rewind.
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