Mamba Max on 5S Lipo?

[Sammus]

It's a bit of hit and miss. there's no way to tell because is really pushing the limit of the electronics. The MM is not rated for 5s, but some will have components that are on the higher end of the tolerance range and are just lucky to handle it.

I wouldn't try it, I've read of plenty of people who's MM has let out the smoke just plugging in a 5s pack, even with the 'mod1' that artur does (I think DickyT or Blacked out revo come to mind... one of them). Then again, I've also read at least one account of people successfully running 6s.

They are rated to run 12 cell nickle based packs, and assuming they reach a full charge of 1.5V (Which is a very extreme estimate, I think I've only ever seen one of my nimh cells this high after a charge, and it wasnt for long). Then 12*1.5 = 18V. 5s lipo on full charge is 21V, which is significantly higher. I've heard a lot of success stories from people who can adjust the CCCV setting on their charger so it doesnt take it right up to 4.2V, or people who discharge them a little before plugging it in.