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johnrobholmes · 03.22.2008, 07:22 PM

The question is how much amp load you will really be putting on the car, and how high the voltage of the battery holds under load. Are you going to be using a 6s 20C pack to the fullest?

Personally, I doubt the HECELL packs are true rated. So far I have found lots of cheap packs and plenty of expensive ones that do not hold satisfactory voltage under the rated discharges. The question is whether the HECELL packs are rated true- could they be 15C cells just rebadged? Are they still a good deal as 15C cells? Maybe even 12C?

The last "bad" pack I tested was rated 15C continuous 20C burst. The pack hit voltage cutoff at 19C and was hovering at 3.4v/cell at 9C discharge. Obviously not true rated, especially considering that the 9C discharge was a burst and not even a continuous load.

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johnrobholmes RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 905 Join Date: Aug 2007	03.22.2008, 07:22 PM The question is how much amp load you will really be putting on the car, and how high the voltage of the battery holds under load. Are you going to be using a 6s 20C pack to the fullest? Personally, I doubt the HECELL packs are true rated. So far I have found lots of cheap packs and plenty of expensive ones that do not hold satisfactory voltage under the rated discharges. The question is whether the HECELL packs are rated true- could they be 15C cells just rebadged? Are they still a good deal as 15C cells? Maybe even 12C? The last "bad" pack I tested was rated 15C continuous 20C burst. The pack hit voltage cutoff at 19C and was hovering at 3.4v/cell at 9C discharge. Obviously not true rated, especially considering that the 9C discharge was a burst and not even a continuous load.