rule bending again

Footy Class General Discussion (Footy)
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we can’t change the rules, we must engineer around them.
so, why not use the ballast we have (since they’re so heavy), and put one of the battery pack’s cells in a custom bulb.
it could be machined alu. center with heavy metal tips, that thread in. like your maglite flaslights, or simple by using the appropriate sized tube, and silicone-bond (james’ brother), in pre-molded lead shapes.
the pic of wonder keel is a sketch, and is here:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=638303

Nigel.

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Because of those lovely rules you’re trying to engineer your way around :slight_smile:

C. CONDITIONS FOR RACING
C.2 Batteries are restricted to 4 no. AA size batteries placed within the hull.

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Keep 'em coming!

It says that batteries must be within the hull. The hull, as defined by ERS, does not include the keel.

Sorry!. Next!

A. :zbeer:

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dam, i missed the hull part…back to the drawing board.

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They used to put the batteries in the keels in some of the old solings and 1 meters, I’m told. The keel trunk/fun was thick enough that you could just drop the whole mess in there.

Nice try tho, but I don’t think you could get all 4 cells in there; maybe one of those special 6V or 12V cells maybe. You’d still need a good amount of lead to make up the weight.

Keep up the ideas!:graduate:

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it was only for one of the cells, the rest would be in the hull.