On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 1:16:54 PM UTC-4, Loic atFOA wrote: > > *MPSS suspension*: worked smoothly. Some slippage of the plastic tracks > at times when the grass was wet or when in tight spots (ditches). I was > slower than the Cromwell, but still had good speed around 5mph >
I was very impressed with the track, drive sprockets and suspension. However, please remember that we played on a relatively smooth battlefield with short grass. It will be particularly interesting to see how your track holds up on nastier ground with gravel and loose rocks. Long ago we had a battle at a MD gun club with heavy woods and gravel pathways. Loose gravel between the track and road wheels caused significant damage to the Hetzer's plastic track. Have you tested your T-48 and T-51 Sherman tracks in heavy terrain? It will be interesting to see if the e-clips stay on. > *LiPO Batteries*: The Tiger participated in all morning and afternoon > combats and I did not recharge the batteries. I had the set of four > chargers ready for a quick one hour recharge at lunch, but it was not > necessary. I had great speed until the end. These batteries lowered the > weight of the Tiger by 20 lbs... and gained 1 mph speed! > Again, please remember that we had a very small smooth battlefield. This was not a harsh test for batteries. I used the same SLA batteries all day with very little drain. You may wish to add a battery monitor to prevent over-discharge of your LiPo's if you felt some speed reduction near the end of the day. Overall, the FOA Tiger performed well and malfunctions were easily repairable in the field. Joe -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
