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RC-Monster Mike · 10.29.2009, 06:31 PM

The Maxamps 10kmah packs were rated 10c by Maxamps(20c burst) - barely adequate at best when geared conservatively. The 2200 castle combo on 6s WILL draw in excess of 200 amps on hard launches. The batteries were NOT capable of this load. Period.

DwightSchrute · 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

The Maxamps 10kmah packs were rated 10c by Maxamps(20c burst) - barely adequate at best when geared conservatively. The 2200 castle combo on 6s WILL draw in excess of 200 amps on hard launches. The batteries were NOT capable of this load. Period.

good point Mike...after reading this, i gave the other 3S which was still good to my lhs owner and let him make a 5S out of the 2 packs. I told him to keep them because they were useless to me.

i really made a big mistake shelling out all that cash for those packs thinking they'd be ok for the G-Maxx. what i really wanted was runtime.

to be honest, i never even thought to look for the C rating when i bought them. they were some of the first lipos i got and i just assumed all their packs were 20C. i never even looked at the sticker or the ad for the C rating until it was pointed out to me that they were only 10C....and there it was right on the pack and the website. expensive lesson, but well learned.

maybe i'll get some of those hyperions.
but now i think i'm gonna go grab about a dozen beers.

this has not been a good day.

Finnster · 10.29.2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Are you sure they are 20C? I remember them being 10C, and with MA's "creative" rating, they are probably closer to 6-7C. And since a 6s pack of those cells weighs a lot, I imagine current draws were high. Not sure if the cells had a role in damaging the ESC, but it sure can't help.

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Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

The Maxamps 10kmah packs were rated 10c by Maxamps(20c burst) - barely adequate at best when geared conservatively. The 2200 castle combo on 6s WILL draw in excess of 200 amps on hard launches. The batteries were NOT capable of this load. Period.

Exactamundo kimosabe.