Hornet on 2S Lipo

[RC_Hobbyist]

I am curious if the Hornet can be run on a 2S Lipo?

The Hornet Evo kit comes with a Hobbywing Quicrun 1060 Brushed ESC which can be run on a 2S or 3S lipo battery (Think 3S would be overkill).

If you can run a 2S lipo, will a hardcase Lipo battery fit in the battery compartment? I have read that hardcase lipos are just slightly too long to fit in the battery compartment and again, I do not want to have to make any modifications.
 

[ABigChungus]

Yes they can run on 2S lipo not a problem. Not too sure about hard case, but I can just get my 4000 2S stick pack style battery in. I did install a low profile servo to make that extra room for battery leads! Currently running 2S in my Evo and it is a lot of fun. 2S is about right for Tamiyas.

[RC_Hobbyist]

11 minutes ago, ABigChungus said:

Yes they can run on 2S lipo not a problem. Not too sure about hard case, but I can just get my 4000 2S stick pack style battery in. I did install a low profile servo to make that extra room for battery leads! Currently running 2S in my Evo and it is a lot of fun. 2S is about right for Tamiyas.

You brought up a point there.
I have not bought a servo yet. 
Glad you mentioned the low profile servo before I went and bought a Lipo battery.

[ABigChungus]

With a low profile servo, I can fit my battery in and gently bend the cables under and round to the connector. With a normal sized servo it would be a very tight fit I think.

[ThunderDragonCy]

Shorty lipo fit no problem at all. You just need some foam block to hold it in place. 

[Andreas W]

As ThunderDragonCy says. And with a full size servo you put some foam in front, so the cables come up behind the servo. It's a very clean solution. 

[MadAnt]

23 minutes ago, ThunderDragonCy said:

Shorty lipo fit no problem at all. You just need some foam block to hold it in place. 

100% That's what I did.

[alvinlwh]

I use a soft pack, 2200mah IIRC. 

[Wooders28]

Never actually tried it in a Hornet, but these have fitted anywhere a 6s 7.2v Nicad/nimh have fitted.

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/core-rc-4000mahr-74v-30-60c-2s-lipo-388538

[RC_Hobbyist]

4 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

Never actually tried it in a Hornet, but these have fitted anywhere a 6s 7.2v Nicad/nimh have fitted.

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/core-rc-4000mahr-74v-30-60c-2s-lipo-388538

The price is right (About US$34.07) for the batteries.

Looks like they are not available in the US, as most of the google search results lists shops in the UK.

[Kowalski86]

That 1060 will run 2s, but I strongly recommend ditching the stock molex/Tamiya connector if you go the LiPO route. Deans plugs seems to work best for Tamiyas with tight battery spaces.

[Pylon80]

11 hours ago, RC_Hobbyist said:

The price is right (About US$34.07) for the batteries.

Looks like they are not available in the US, as most of the google search results lists shops in the UK.

I tried and failed to get a core RC battery to our side of the pond. But there are tons of other options. The "Gartpot" ones if you can pronounce the name without getting turned off:

GARTPOT 7.4V 4000mAh 50C 2S RC LiPo Battery Hardcase with Deans Plug for Tamiya TT01 RC Truck Car Losi Slash Buggy Team Associated (2 Packs) https://a.co/d/jbKvZFH

Or the Team Orion one ("Team Orion 2S 60C Ranger LiPo Battery (7.4V/3000mAh) T-Plug - ORI14311") are often used on Tamiya cars.

Both cheap options, I use the latter on the Group C which has a tight battery compartment especially lengthwise.

[Wooders28]

20 hours ago, RC_Hobbyist said:

The price is right (About US$34.07) for the batteries.

Looks like they are not available in the US, as most of the google search results lists shops in the UK.

I believe CoreRC is a subsidiary of Schumacher, so that maybe the case.

[RC_Hobbyist]

On 12/13/2024 at 9:59 PM, Kowalski86 said:

That 1060 will run 2s, but I strongly recommend ditching the stock molex/Tamiya connector if you go the LiPO route. Deans plugs seems to work best for Tamiyas with tight battery spaces.

My current NIMH battery has a deans connector on it, so I will have no issues getting deans on my LIPO and converting the one on the ESC to deans.

[RC_Hobbyist]

15 hours ago, Pylon80 said:

I tried and failed to get a core RC battery to our side of the pond. But there are tons of other options. The "Gartpot" ones if you can pronounce the name without getting turned off:

GARTPOT 7.4V 4000mAh 50C 2S RC LiPo Battery Hardcase with Deans Plug for Tamiya TT01 RC Truck Car Losi Slash Buggy Team Associated (2 Packs) https://a.co/d/jbKvZFH

Or the Team Orion one ("Team Orion 2S 60C Ranger LiPo Battery (7.4V/3000mAh) T-Plug - ORI14311") are often used on Tamiya cars.

Both cheap options, I use the latter on the Group C which has a tight battery compartment especially lengthwise.

Thanks for the tips.
Will look into these options.