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Old 02-24-2014, 09:50 AM   #1
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Question Best battery for the money?

So I'm looking for a great 2s lipo pack with at least a 50c rating and around 5000mah. No maxamps please. They are way too expensive for me. I'm looking at around the $50+ range.
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Old 02-24-2014, 10:15 AM   #2
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My go-to place is out of stock on 60C/5200 packs, but they have 50C/6000 packs in stock. Thirty-three bucks.
Or you could look and see if the Asians have anything in stock in their US warehouse.
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Old 02-24-2014, 10:29 AM   #3
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Check out Value Hobby or SPC lipos.

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Old 02-24-2014, 01:31 PM   #4
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SMC, Gens Ace, Nano Tech
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Old 02-24-2014, 04:04 PM   #5
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What are you running that you need a 50C battery? 50C on a 5000mah is 250 amps.

You did not say hard or soft case? Either way, I'm a strong supporter of the Turnigy Nano-Techs. They have several options that meet your criteria ranging from $23 for a soft case 5000mah with 50C burst to a hard case 6000mah with 130C burst for $42.
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What are you running that you need a 50C battery? 50C on a 5000mah is 250 amps.

You did not say hard or soft case? Either way, I'm a strong supporter of the Turnigy Nano-Techs. They have several options that meet your criteria ranging from $23 for a soft case 5000mah with 50C burst to a hard case 6000mah with 130C burst for $42.
Is everyone ordering these from Hobbyking? The shipping is outrageous. I live in WA and they want $15+ to send it 170 miles.
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Is everyone ordering these from Hobbyking? The shipping is outrageous. I live in WA and they want $15+ to send it 170 miles.
Don't pick UPS but rather USPS Priority. I think they charge like $6.95 or something.
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Old 02-25-2014, 09:05 AM   #8
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What are you running that you need a 50C battery? 50C on a 5000mah is 250 amps.

You did not say hard or soft case? Either way, I'm a strong supporter of the Turnigy Nano-Techs. They have several options that meet your criteria ranging from $23 for a soft case 5000mah with 50C burst to a hard case 6000mah with 130C burst for $42.
I'll be running it in my scx10s and my 2wd sc truck, and I need a hard case for sure.
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Don't pick UPS but rather USPS Priority. I think they charge like $6.95 or something.
UPS is the only option I get besides self pickup and it's $10 for two 2200mah lipos.
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I'm a big fan of value hobby.

These are close to what you are looking for, for $30. Value Hobby R/C Hobby Store (Addison, Illinois): GForce Elite Series 45C 4600mAh 2S Car Shorty Hard Case LiPO Pack
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I'm a big fan of value hobby.
I am a fan as well.. I ordered (2) 3s Gforce 3300mah 30C Lipo's for $58.99 shipped!
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Same here, Value Hobby GForce lipo's.
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Old 02-25-2014, 12:12 PM   #13
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Wondering if any of yall have messed with the B-grade hobbyking stuff? Prices for these packs are ridiculously low. 17$ for a 5k 35c 2s. Or close. I mean lipos either work, or they don't. Course, they could stop working after 2 cycles too. I wonder cuz i ordered one along with some other packs a few (like 5!) weeks back. If i ever gettem, i'll post how they work for me.
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Wondering if any of yall have messed with the B-grade hobbyking stuff? Prices for these packs are ridiculously low. 17$ for a 5k 35c 2s. Or close. I mean lipos either work, or they don't. Course, they could stop working after 2 cycles too. I wonder cuz i ordered one along with some other packs a few (like 5!) weeks back. If i ever gettem, i'll post how they work for me.
I have heard that the b grade packs are total junk. They have like a 70% failure rate. The plain turnigys and nano techs are a lot better. But I'd like to see how they are.
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