08-21-2012, 01:20 PM | #7641 |
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08-21-2012, 01:29 PM | #7642 | |
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This is what I run on the track, 5900MHr 2S 60C for $35.85 a pack Value Hobby R/C Hobby Store: GForce 60C 5900mAh 2S 7.4V LiPO And these are my Crawler Packs now, 2200MHr 3S 30C for $16.50 a pack Value Hobby R/C Hobby Store: GForce 30C 2200mAh 3S 11.1V LiPO But I am buying these now, 2200MHr 3S 60C for $25.50 a pack http://www.valuehobby.com/power-syst...1-1v-lipo.html And the big bonus is that it takes 2 to 3 days to get them with Dean's and heavy gauge wire for very cheap shipping instead of the long delay or high shipping for most of the Sky, Rhino, Turnigy, Zippy and Gens brands. Stay WAY clear of the Turnigy and Zippy, they will puff within 12 months of starting to use them and I never run mine to Lipo Cutoff or charge higher than 1C. I have puffed and trashed a bucketful of them from 2S to 5S. | |
08-21-2012, 01:39 PM | #7643 |
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I had Gforce send me a pack with holes in the side of it.. I never sent it back or used it. And I had another Gforce pack die after 2 uses.. It just wouldn't register on the charger, kept saying "no battery" when I plugged it in. And another Gforce pack wont balance anymore, its shot after a handful of uses. Now, I haven't been in the lipo game as long as some of you but, I never had a problem or issue with ANY battery unless there was a Gforce sticker on it. I still have... 2s 5000 25c, 3s 4400 40c, 3s 1300 30c Gforce packs that have been going strong with no problems but, thats only half of my Gforce experience. So, with that being said, I'm not doing Gforce anymore. I never charge higher than 1c and always balance. I understand the one battery I got that was damaged and I never sent back is on me but, still.. It seems that everyone else is having great luck with Gforce and thats great. I'm not bashing. I have great luck with Sky Lipo so, I'm going to keep on that road for now. |
08-21-2012, 01:43 PM | #7644 | |
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08-21-2012, 02:15 PM | #7645 |
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You have to be careful with the foreign made batteries. They are not tested to equivalent measures that we re quite in the US. Because of the exploding, pun intended, lipo market the UN is trying to make Lithium batteries their own hazard class. I deal with these on a daily basis, just on a much bigger scale.
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08-21-2012, 03:18 PM | #7646 | |
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I'm running their 6600's in my Scte and 4200 Shorty's in my 22. They seem to work really well! The shipping is much better on them lately since they opened the US warehouse.. I want to try some of their A-Spec's I may buy a couple to replace my failing 5000Mah. Guess they are supposed to be very very good and deliver a ton of amps and stay relatively cool ?? Time will tell http://www.rccaraction.com/blog/2012...ipo-batteries/ Last edited by WarTrader; 08-21-2012 at 03:22 PM. | |
08-21-2012, 04:02 PM | #7647 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere near the lake in IL
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Well if I can sell off one of my wraiths and some radio's I'm going to be really busy this next weekend. I'm really looking foreward to the next trip to the track. Maybe we should try and arrange a NIRC race LOL....
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08-21-2012, 04:21 PM | #7648 |
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I am dumping the rest of my Reedy's, they work fine but are Hardcase 5000MHr 2S 20C, just don't have the oomph for the track. If anyone is running a Class one with room for a 5000, you can have these 2 I have left. I have one puffed 4800MHr 2S 30C GForce and it's unpuffed brother I am going to Dump as I add more of the 60C stuff. I hate looking at my piles of 1300 and 2200 2S and 3S that are, in some cases puffed and perfect in others, but all are 25C or 30C. So I am on a crusade to dump them all over the next 2 months while I am sitting in the RV with no bills. Got our closing date today on the new house, Nov 1st. Once we close, we will start construction of the new shop and then I can get my toys out of storage. Can't wait. |
08-21-2012, 04:24 PM | #7649 | |
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08-21-2012, 05:00 PM | #7650 | |
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MaxAmps pack do suck. I have puff three | |
08-21-2012, 05:55 PM | #7651 |
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ive had lipos of all names fail. im more than happy with either sky or gforce for the price. i buy the gforce stuff mainly to put money in the pocket of a local business man. |
08-21-2012, 05:57 PM | #7652 |
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08-21-2012, 06:05 PM | #7653 |
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08-21-2012, 06:16 PM | #7654 |
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Neil let me know about the batteries you want to dump
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08-21-2012, 06:26 PM | #7655 |
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Chuck I'll sell you mine if you want them. I have 2 GForce 2S (30C I think) 5000mah soft packs, 2 Turnigy (I think) 3S 4400mah soft packs and 2 GForce 2S 2200mah soft packs (prob 25C). PM me if you want any of them. None of them are very old. Edit: I ordered 4 Gens Ace batteries...$29 each. 2S 5000mah hard packs, 50C. We'll see how they do. I hear good things. |
08-22-2012, 07:52 AM | #7656 |
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I'm going to sell my GCM60 axles after I finish up the delrin diff armor I'm making. So, if anyone is interested... And that would put me at just under $3000 in R/C's sold this month. That's a lot of money. I didn't even sell that much stuff.. I guess that's what happens when people want to pay saydee1800 prices for some killer stuff. Haha. Just playin saydee. And, I still have enough rigs to play with whatever you guys do. Racing & scaling. Weird. Now, I'll have to play catch-up. Last edited by Die-Laughing; 08-22-2012 at 08:14 AM. |
08-22-2012, 08:35 AM | #7657 | |
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i might start to sell some stuff as well. been thinking lately about moving to colorado or west coast and if i sold one thing a week that would be that much less crap to worry about. doesnt help that last night i bought an old rc10gt for no good reason other than its old... *Vintage Team Associated RC10T Nitro RC Truck #5314 | eBay looks to be in great shape, early edition white plastic, hydra-drive... make a good shelf queen. | |
08-22-2012, 08:40 AM | #7658 |
Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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yeah, I'm going down to Chase today to open another savings account. I'm going to start saving up for some big boy toys for next spring. I'm thinking an old Honda XR and something to tow it with (Land Cruiser, 4Runner, Jeep)... Susan has already asked if I could keep it at Trey's house! So, do you think you'll actually go Jason? What about work (not LB, work in CO)? |
08-22-2012, 09:02 AM | #7659 |
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08-22-2012, 10:13 AM | #7660 | |
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i know very well after 14 years here that i wont ever really like city life and corporate culture. i'd love to have a job/career that makes me feel good and has some sort of sense of accomplishment or whatever. first step i think is just to clear the clutter of all the crap i've accumulated over the years ive been here. i got sooo much stuff it feels like it'll be impossible to get rid of it all. unless i give it away or throw it away, and that just aint gonna happen. i think maybe i'll start this weekend. i need to do inventory and organize all my stuff anyway. | |
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