60C really?

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Originally Posted by Big Bob

The way I see it, there isn't nobody holding a gun to anyones head to buy Maxamp Batteries

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.

, if you don't like them then go by another kind or go buy some of those Hong Kong Zippies

MA lipos are from china, thats the point, they just assemble them in the USA. That doesnt fully explain the massive price hike though.

I have been running them for years and will continue to run them.

What vehicle/driving style/setup/ any eagletree graphes or comparative data with similar spec'd packs from other brands?

I don't know what the fuss is, they are still the same batteries they were a month ago.

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.

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????????

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?...