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Old 12-13-2011, 07:50 PM
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I'm looking to buy new batteries and possibly an esc from Hobby Partz, but the Gens ace 50c batteries are never in stock along with the Xerun 120A esc.

I was looking on hobby king and found the Turnigy Nano tech 5300 Mah 50c for 33 bucks. Has anyone tried these and if so how are they? More mah same c rating and cheaper these could be a great deal.

I also saw that they have a generic esc a hobby king 120a sensored esc. Has anyone tried this as well? I have heard good things about the hobby wing but this thing is like 45 bucks.
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Old 12-13-2011, 08:07 PM
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use and will reuse the nano tech lipos mate there a great buy

i use them in a 4x4 SCTE losi and it makes a lipo work and they work perfectly

just started using them in a 4x4 buggy as well

good buying cant go wrong with nano tech IMO

not sure on the esc though sorry
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Originally Posted by DBL15
use and will reuse the nano tech lipos mate there a great buy

i use them in a 4x4 SCTE losi and it makes a lipo work and they work perfectly

just started using them in a 4x4 buggy as well

good buying cant go wrong with nano tech IMO

not sure on the esc though sorry
Thanks, the esc seems a bit sketchy IMO but I thought I would ask.
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just ordered the same batteries last night. i done a litte research and talked to a few peope i trust and there is a nothing but good words about them. i will let you know real soon (hopefully)
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Batteries from Hobbyking are a +.

I check all the time for the Gen Aces and never are in stock.

I ordered 4 from HK and got them in 3 days. I think i only saved 13 bucks
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I have many HK batteries. I think their new Nano-Tech hard cased are their best yet. The other Turnigy batteries in a hard case were brittle and I cracked so many in my Slash 4x4 (but I was a crazy basher). The new ones are solid as hell. Awesome price. I only buy them now.

I have actually heard of people running that HK 120a ESC and say it is decent enough. Sure, you get what you pay for, but it does work for general use. I am a snob and run Tekin RX8 though :P
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i ordered the 100a sensored to test out, hk seems to sell all good stuff tome so far. nothing but praise for hobby king from me. just make sure to check usa warehouse stock first, then order anything else from hong kong.
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Originally Posted by AgroAMG
I am a snob and run Tekin RX8 though :P
a snob that uses cheap lipos?
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Nano's are very, very good. Don't waste your money on anything else. I have 8 of them and not a single issue. SCTE and 1/8 buggy both get them
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For just a few bucks more you could get your hands on the 6000mah 65C lipos and they ROCK! I think they are like $40 last time I got them...
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...Lipo_Pack.html

Too bad they are on backorder though... But they will be back in stock soon... Hobbyking is good at getting things back in stock quick!
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If or when you order from HK and its not in the USA warehouse, about how long does shipping take?

Any issues with customs or anything like that?
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Originally Posted by highster
If or when you order from HK and its not in the USA warehouse, about how long does shipping take?

Any issues with customs or anything like that?
If you pay for air shipping its pretty fast, usually a week, 3 day shipping is 3 days from when they ship it that is..
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Well I just lost my hk 120a. but I started running it on 4s. ran it for quite a while on 2s in my scrt10 and it did fine, it was just big. I got the 100a sensored esc just for size and it works great...but I have lost 2 fans in it.

the 120a is great for $40 if you keep it on 2s. thats what I bought it for, when I got a 1/8 buggy i stuck it in and forgot that people said it had issues with 4s...got about 15 packs through it on 4s though.

I have the hk 150a on the way....hear nothing but good things but it is $20 more and huge too.

and if that goes out I will have to turn into a snob and get a rx8
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I have bought many different types of hobbyking lipos. The old turnigys are okay but since they came out with the NANO TECH brand they are awesome. I compare them to my Thunderpowers in punch. But the nano techs are a little heavy if your running STOCK classes.
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