triggerman101

iTrader: (102)

im just starting out in 1/8 electric. i have a new 4s that i havent used and an offer for another one to buy. just wondering about them. good, bad? what balancer connector do they use? and im wondering if they are worth the effort. i have even bought a charger for it yet. but will be getting a hyperion 615. thanks for any help in advance.

Briguy

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I have ran Turnigy and Zippy 2S , 3S , and 4S lipos . I think they are great and perform the same as my high dollar lipos . All I run now are Turnigy /Zippy lipos .

Ridley

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I love turnigy batteries. Seem every bit as good as the more expensive packs. I have been wanting to order up some of the new nano techs they have out now

Jason Haas

not worth buying a cheep pack just buy a good pack

triggerman101

iTrader: (102)

the nano techs sound pretty good. thanks for the replies guys. i was thinking that they might be made by the same company as others and just put a different name on them. kind of like antifreeze. as much as antifreeze and batteries are different.

Fleshgearf150

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Turnigy's are fantastic. I have owned 1 maxamp battery and about 12 Turnigys. I wont buy anything but Turnigys now. They have been great.... yes you might get one out of balance when you order them and yes the shipping is expensive..... but look at how cheap the packs are compared to others. Well worth the slight risk in my opinion. Besides.... Turnigys are 1/5 the cost of expensive batteries... Thus, you can run 5 times more for the same price I love them.

simplechamp

iTrader: (73)

I am not saying I agree or disagree with you, but you should give some support to your statement. You say buying a cheap pack isn't worth it, why?

Ridley

iTrader: (13)

There's a difference between "Cheap" and inexpensive. The Turnigy packs are inexpensive, but far from "cheap".

BUT, if you'd like to pay 4x more for the same cells with a different decal or case, have at it Nothing wrong with trying to spur the economy

Briguy

iTrader: (125)

Have you even bought a Turnigy/Zippy lipo ? I doubt it

Duster_360

iTrader: (21)

Turnigy's have gotten much better and are a great deal for the money (including S&H). But you have to be prepared to deal with potential issues - poor soldered connections or low voltage. Pack construction has not been a prob for a good while now. I buy them - have bought 7 so far 2S, 3S and some 4S. I haven't been disappointed. They run my Sav Flux, Inferno eGT, FLM Emaxx just fine. I had one 3S show up with a low voltage cell which I managed to revive by charging/discharging just the low cell a few times.

I do see a diff with my Neuenergy lipos though. The cell in those stay much closer in voltage rarely getting more than a few mv apart. My Turnigys show much more imbalance than that. The better cell balance is supposed to lead to longer life, but I'm not sure I'll ever know. Is the cost diff worth it??

I don't know, reason I buy both Turnigys and 'premium' lipos.

Jason Haas

Yeah and the pack always seemed to fall off in a 10 min main in 8th scale!

Jason Haas

I dont pay much for my packs! I love my SMC!

kman16jr

iTrader: (56)

you must be running a power-hungry system to only get 10 minutes.I get 15 solid minutes with a 2200kv combo and 4s 5000mah 50c.
it can go longer if i get the new nano-tech 4s 6000mah for it

zrxrxr

iTrader: (7)

Is Hobbyking's USA warehouse open yet?

Jason Haas

I run a 2200 mmm with 2 mins to go the pack seems to fall off and with my 5400 50c pack i get 15 min same track and it has a lot of punch all the way to lipo cut off!