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lipomax · 02.22.2005, 01:32 AM

Believe it or not, most of my running with Brushless is between 30-40 K. Rarely above 40K. Back to this thread, I got those packs in the mail today and first thing I notice is like the extra 6 inches of wiring - so I'm gonna have to cut open this pack and resolder the wire so it's only 3 inches long. Too bad - I only have clear heat shrink. Funny thing is that this battery looks IDENTICAL to my 15C 2000 mah Kokam packs but just longer. I wonder if those 15C 2000 mah are actually 20C but underrated at the time? Maybe...

They weigh a lot though and considerably larger than Polyquest. Thicker and wider. I guess you have a weight penalty for lower internal resistance. It weighs about the same as a 14.8 volt 3100 Polyquest, but is only 11.1 volts. However, max continuous power is 700 watts (minus voltage drop) vs. 550 watts (minus voltage drop) so oz per oz, it'll pump out more power, but less energy than the Polyquest packs. Good for high power shorter races, bad for 30 minute endurance racing. Good for drag racing too - 700 watts continuous from 10 oz is better than GP3300's. A 5 cell GP3300 cannot give out 700 watts CONTINUOUS. I'm thinking this pack alone will peak out at around 1000 watts - when the weather gets better, tests will show this soon enough.

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lipomax RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 191 Join Date: Feb 2005	02.22.2005, 01:32 AM Believe it or not, most of my running with Brushless is between 30-40 K. Rarely above 40K. Back to this thread, I got those packs in the mail today and first thing I notice is like the extra 6 inches of wiring - so I'm gonna have to cut open this pack and resolder the wire so it's only 3 inches long. Too bad - I only have clear heat shrink. Funny thing is that this battery looks IDENTICAL to my 15C 2000 mah Kokam packs but just longer. I wonder if those 15C 2000 mah are actually 20C but underrated at the time? Maybe... They weigh a lot though and considerably larger than Polyquest. Thicker and wider. I guess you have a weight penalty for lower internal resistance. It weighs about the same as a 14.8 volt 3100 Polyquest, but is only 11.1 volts. However, max continuous power is 700 watts (minus voltage drop) vs. 550 watts (minus voltage drop) so oz per oz, it'll pump out more power, but less energy than the Polyquest packs. Good for high power shorter races, bad for 30 minute endurance racing. Good for drag racing too - 700 watts continuous from 10 oz is better than GP3300's. A 5 cell GP3300 cannot give out 700 watts CONTINUOUS. I'm thinking this pack alone will peak out at around 1000 watts - when the weather gets better, tests will show this soon enough.