TURNIGY 5000 20C hardcase lipo
10-04-2009, 06:07 AM
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TURNIGY 5000 20C hardcase lipo
WOW it seems that li-po has become beyond affordable. I was browsing hobbyking.com yesterday and found these. @ $19.79 per battery these are the cheapest hardcased li-po in existance!!
10-04-2009, 06:15 AM
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I would be skeptical also, but some of my freinds are running the turnigy batteries in their 1/8 electric rigs and having great results from them,so if they can deal with the constant drain an e-1/8 buggy pulls then they gotta be OK.
10-04-2009, 07:32 AM
#7
I bought 2 4s 5000 packs at the beginning of the summer and ran the crap out of them, They are still perfect and have more punch than the maxamps I have used.
I am glad to see a new layout with the wires with this new hard case. The way the wires exited the side limited it in some chassis. This really completes the line.
I will be ordering like 4 of these for winter
I am glad to see a new layout with the wires with this new hard case. The way the wires exited the side limited it in some chassis. This really completes the line.
I will be ordering like 4 of these for winter
10-04-2009, 08:53 AM
#8
Yeah but with these being only rated at 20C do you think they could handle 1/8 scale? I was looking to go hardcase but my cash is low right now because I have to buy an extra esc-motor. I use the 4S 30C 5000mah and true the way the wires exit sucks for my app.
10-04-2009, 09:17 AM
#9
I have a 3S 3300mah 20-30 soft pack that is almost 2 years old and it runs great. I run it in my Slash with a Sidewinder (until yesterday when it broke in 1/2 
) and velineon motor.
It's easily got 120+ cycles on it and still takes almost a full 3000mah when drained.
Zippy/Turnigy/Flightmax have definitely proven that companies like SMC, MaxAmps, Venom, Trinity have been robbing us blind for years.
On the flip side though. I have had 1 5000mah 2S hard case (with the wires come out the side) have the neg wire break off twice on the same battery. And I also had a solder joint break on one of the 4000mah 25C 2S hard case ones as well.
The 5000 cost me $30 initially, $30 to replace, the 4000mah cost me $26 initially, $25 to replace so that is $110 total. A single MaxAmps 5250mah 2S soft pack costs more than that.
) and velineon motor.It's easily got 120+ cycles on it and still takes almost a full 3000mah when drained.
Zippy/Turnigy/Flightmax have definitely proven that companies like SMC, MaxAmps, Venom, Trinity have been robbing us blind for years.
On the flip side though. I have had 1 5000mah 2S hard case (with the wires come out the side) have the neg wire break off twice on the same battery. And I also had a solder joint break on one of the 4000mah 25C 2S hard case ones as well.
The 5000 cost me $30 initially, $30 to replace, the 4000mah cost me $26 initially, $25 to replace so that is $110 total. A single MaxAmps 5250mah 2S soft pack costs more than that.
10-04-2009, 10:03 AM
#14
I also run the Turnigy 5000 20c in my E-revo with the MMM/2200 combo and it runs great batteries never come out hot after running them hard.
phil
phil
10-04-2009, 10:06 AM
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