Sony US26650VT Li-ion Cells - Need More info

[sikeston34m]

Thanks for the input Othello. I was hoping you would join in here.

I just finished with the 1st test run. It is true that the voltage drop curve is different. I noticed that.

1st part of the run was awesome. It would jump out the hole like gangbusters. I had to watch that itchy trigger finger or it would land on it's lid from a backflip. These cells do deliver good amperage. They didn't even get warm with this setup. As the run progressed, the urge to flip or do wheelies slowly "went away".

I had my LVC set at 3.0 volts per cell. Should I lower that some? Sony says these can be discharged to 2.5 volts per cell. What got me was, these packs didn't just dump like lipo's at the end of the run. It would still go, but I could tell it was definately on the LVC, so I just stopped. I ran it hard and the run lasted 25 minutes. I'm charging them back up now, so I'll see how many mah my superbrain puts back in them. I don't feel as if 5000mah was discharged this round.

From the looks of things, these make GREAT bashing packs. They are tough. They are somewhat heavier than Lipo, but they do deliver.