Lipo suggestions?

[XSRCdesign]

Getting back into this, time to graduate from these turnigy packs..

Looking for stuff for a few scalers thinking around 2200 packs in 3 or 4s.

[TacoCrawler]

I run Venom 3s 2100mah 25c
and Hobby People's 3s 2200mah 30c

I prefer the later... 'cause they cost less to buy.

both have been reliable and work fine.

They're all mfgr'd in China...
so select a distr label, color and the best price.

A decent distr backed warranty is nice...
but realize if it bursts and burns to ash...
there won't be much proof remaining for the warranty !? Lol

[XSRCdesign]

I should mention I'm looking to switch to brushless on a few of them, so that's why I'm thinking I need to switch from those turnigy packs..

Maybe they are fine anyway?

[Poprivet]

I say go with venom. Great batteries. I still run the first venom I ever bought. Going on 3 years now.

They also have a no questions warranty, and when the warranty is up (if they still do it?) They will take your old battery as a trade in for a discount on your new battery.

Out of more than a dozen packs I've only had two puff up on me.
My 2 cents.

[robertjpjr]

I've had good luck with my Turnigys. No issues running brushless.
That being said, I recently got a battery from SMC.
50c 5000mah 3s $40
It is a quality pack, and its a hardcase 3s which is tough to come by from Turnigy.

[novarider]

Nothing wrong with turnigy batteries.

Crawlers don't need really high c ratings. On the brushless ones you might benefit from higher c ratings if you plan on doing speed runs, if your just crawling/trailing you won't be pulling a lot of amps so higher c isn't necessary.

I have 6x 3s 2200 turnigy batteries I use in my crawlers (one a brushless wraith) and all 6 are still rock solid. No puffing, no weak cells, they stay balanced and they were cheap.

[EeePee]

Originally Posted by XSRCdesign

Maybe they are fine anyway?

They're fine.

[Otis Fudpucker]

I've been running the $9.99 Hobby King Turnigy 3s 2200 mah
20c in a brushed crawler for 3mo with no issues

[XSRCdesign]

Ok, so maybe I'm overthinking it then..

[monkeyracing]

A note on power requirements: Brushless uses much less capacity than brushed, as it's a more efficient system. On my race cars, the amount of power used was almost cut in half when I switched from brushed to brushless. That said, I've been wondering about run times/capacity. Seems to be a lot of 2000-2500mah packs. I think I'll do the same.

[ark1t3kt]

I don't think there is anything wrong with Turnigy batteries. SPC Racing and SMC Racing batteries are good budget alternatives.

[idaho]

I've had some bad luck with turnigy, with the wires coming loose from the solder tabs inside the hardcase. Never had an issue with all the vemon packs I've ran

[Itchy]

I got my last set from SPC and so far they work great.

[svt923]

Gforce packs from Value Hobby are great for the price. I prefer them to Hobbyking mainly due to the fact the shipping from within the US is faster and cheaper.

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