Are Zippy Lipos safe with a Castle MMM Speedy? - RC-Monster Forums

truggyracer1 · 03.16.2009, 08:11 PM

ok, the question i got is how can we purchase the MMM's and them reliable enough to run lesser packs? i cant afford some of the prices for "higher end" lipos so i guess i try it and cross my fingers?

RC-Monster Mike · 03.16.2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by truggyracer1

ok, the question i got is how can we purchase the MMM's and them reliable enough to run lesser packs? i cant afford some of the prices for "higher end" lipos so i guess i try it and cross my fingers?

The answer is to not expect the performance of a higher end pack out of the low priced pack you can afford. If you can't afford the "Ferrari" then you can't afford it, but you can't buy a "Chevy" and complain that it isn't a "Ferrari", either.
It isn't the low end packs in and of themselves - it is the low end packs being used like high end packs that are the issue. If you want to see the 60mph speed on the box of the ERevo, you need to have Ferrari packs to do it reliably. If you have the Chevy packs, then don't try to reach Ferrari speeds and you should be fine.

Jeremy1976 · 03.16.2009, 09:02 PM

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The answer is to not expect the performance of a higher end pack out of the low priced pack you can afford. If you can't afford the "Ferrari" then you can't afford it, but you can't buy a "Chevy" and complain that it isn't a "Ferrari", either.
It isn't the low end packs in and of themselves - it is the low end packs being used like high end packs that are the issue. If you want to see the 60mph speed on the box of the ERevo, you need to have Ferrari packs to do it reliably. If you have the Chevy packs, then don't try to reach Ferrari speeds and you should be fine.

Great metaphor!

05.30.2009, 07:35 PM

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Great metaphor!

Would be BUT, there are a couple of Chevy products that will run with a Ferrari. The Z06 Corvette and the ZR1 Corvette. There's always a fly that will land in the ointment.

MetalMan · 03.16.2009, 09:03 PM

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The answer is to not expect the performance of a higher end pack out of the low priced pack you can afford. If you can't afford the "Ferrari" then you can't afford it, but you can't buy a "Chevy" and complain that it isn't a "Ferrari", either.
It isn't the low end packs in and of themselves - it is the low end packs being used like high end packs that are the issue. If you want to see the 60mph speed on the box of the ERevo, you need to have Ferrari packs to do it reliably. If you have the Chevy packs, then don't try to reach Ferrari speeds and you should be fine.

Or, run two such Chevys in parallel to achieve the Ferrari capabilities

lincpimp · 03.16.2009, 09:28 PM

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Or, run two such Chevys in parallel to achieve the Ferrari capabilities

Nah, not even close... Nothing like a ferrari... Not that I really like them that much, but they are fun to drive. Like comparing a 4 cyl sportbike to a built buell. Anything that can turn high rpms and pull stupid speed is in a league of its own..

sikeston34m · 03.16.2009, 10:40 PM

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The answer is to not expect the performance of a higher end pack out of the low priced pack you can afford. If you can't afford the "Ferrari" then you can't afford it, but you can't buy a "Chevy" and complain that it isn't a "Ferrari", either.
It isn't the low end packs in and of themselves - it is the low end packs being used like high end packs that are the issue. If you want to see the 60mph speed on the box of the ERevo, you need to have Ferrari packs to do it reliably. If you have the Chevy packs, then don't try to reach Ferrari speeds and you should be fine.

Ummmm..........I don't understand!

The Chevy packs would be the best ones.

Now if you had said "Ford Packs", I could understand the lower quality.

emaxxnitro · 03.17.2009, 02:45 PM

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Ummmm..........I don't understand!

The Chevy packs would be the best ones.

Now if you had said "Ford Packs", I could understand the lower quality.

right on! rofpimp!

JThiessen · 03.17.2009, 09:10 AM

Well, there have been failures on other packs as well - most recently on a set of Mikes packs. Whether or not these failures had anything to do with the batteries, I'm not qualified to answer. (or if having a different set would have prevented the failure).

shizzon · 03.17.2009, 01:11 PM

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Well, there have been failures on other packs as well - most recently on a set of Mikes packs. Whether or not these failures had anything to do with the batteries, I'm not qualified to answer. (or if having a different set would have prevented the failure).

hopefully your not talking about my mistake of hooking up mikes 5s 2500mAh packs in series instead of parallel, that is obviously not the monsters fault when it failed.

And on a side note the packs performance is off the charts!!! Thanks Mike!

JThiessen · 03.17.2009, 05:17 PM

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hopefully your not talking about my mistake of hooking up mikes 5s 2500mAh packs in series instead of parallel, that is obviously not the monsters fault when it failed.

And on a side note the packs performance is off the charts!!! Thanks Mike!

Nope....I didnt even see that one! I'll have to look that one up....should make for some good reading!

shizzon · 03.17.2009, 05:25 PM

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Nope....I didnt even see that one! I'll have to look that one up....should make for some good reading!

ill sum it up for you, i was showing my friend the power of brushless and mistakenly grabbed my series connector that i normally use for my 2s batts instead of my parallel one....truck ran fin for a minute or two, and surprisingly i didnt even no there was a problem until the truck just stopped....just a really stupid mistake.

JThiessen · 03.17.2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by shizzon

ill sum it up for you, i was showing my friend the power of brushless and mistakenly grabbed my series connector that i normally use for my 2s batts instead of my parallel one....truck ran fin for a minute or two, and surprisingly i didnt even no there was a problem until the truck just stopped....just a really stupid mistake.

Could you tell power wise that you'd hooked up 10S? Or did the MMM limit the power enough that it wasn't noticable?