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The way I see it, there isn't nobody holding a gun to anyones head to buy Maxamp Batteries
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Correct, but using so much advertising that it increases the cost of the packs is bad practice. If a noob only sees adverts for one brand, then who are they to know that opther brands are better value or better performing.
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, if you don't like them then go by another kind or go buy some of those Hong Kong Zippies
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MA lipos are from china, thats the point, they just assemble them in the USA. That doesnt fully explain the massive price hike though.
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I have been running them for years and will continue to run them.
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What vehicle/driving style/setup/ any eagletree graphes or comparative data with similar spec'd packs from other brands?
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I don't know what the fuss is, they are still the same batteries they were a month ago.
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Not according to MA, they suddenly have new cells that can perform better than anything on the market, though there is no proof of that claim.
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I don't think anyone on this forum can tell me what CONSTANT RATING IS or STANDS FOR, because there isn't one RC vehicle in this world that has a CONSTANT AMP RATING????????
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Planes, helis and boats pull pretty constant loads as they are at a constant throttle level for long periods during a run, that is why a C rating is useful.
The issue is that MA says a C rating has no use, yet insist their new method of rating a cell is better than the continuous method use for years, by every other brand out there. A burst rating is equally useless, as no R/C out there pulls a constant burst of current The point of a burst is that it lasts for 1/2 a second or so at most, where as the average current draw (achieved when full thorttle is hit down a straight for example) is the more is more useful to know; hence why a continuous C rating on a lipo pack serves more purpose than the burst rating, but also why its good to have both, as most lipos do.
Anyways, the C rating on a lipo is the level at which the voltage doesnt drop below a certain point at any given discharge rate- I've explained this countless times, with worked examples. The only thing in question is the voltage at whnich the lpo must hold stable for that given current draw, but 3.2v - 3.5v is a safe level- see the other thread that sproutted from this one regarding a petition for standardized ratings.
Are you from the traxxas forum by any chance?...