MaxAmps.com Green Series Life 4500 6.6V Battery Pack - New cell technology!

[JAM MaxAmps]

MaxAmps.com brings you the exclusive “Green Series” LiFePo4 battery packs. These new “life” packs will not catch fire or explode with overcharge. In addition to being safer than LiPos, they are more robust. The new 4500mah 6.6V pack can be charged using our Hyperion line of chargers under the LiFePo4/A123 setting.

• Perfect fit in all standard rc car battery trays
• Same flat format as lipos(136mm x 45mm X 26mm)
• Low-maintenance and user-friendly
• Inherently safe technology
• Low voltage cutoff is not required
• 1000+ usable cycles
• 5 year 1000 cycle warranty available
• Environmentally friendly
• Water-sealed for all-weather protection
• Up to 60C discharge rating(1700+ surge watts)
• Up to 15C charge rate(67 amps)
Pack weight 75 grams per cell and figure 15 grams for plugs and wire. Pack total weight at @ 315 grams


Retails for $119.00
http://www.maxamps.com/Life-4500-66-Pack.htm

A 2S 2250 pack will also be available for around $60.00

For more info or to order please call 1-888-654-4450

They will be on the site in the next couple of days, a link will be posted then.

Video of the pack in action:

+ YouTube Video

Jason

[JAM MaxAmps]

For those of you wondering we will also offer a Hard case option of the 2S2P 4500 as well. info will be on the site in the next few days.

Jason

[Pablo Diablo]

Any opinions on how and if these will influence the race scene. After a couple of years everyone seems happy again with lipo. I imagine that with the lower voltage these batteries would only be used if they had a seperate class?

[JAM MaxAmps]

I'm not really sure at this time what or if they will have any affect on racing at this point. Of course they would have to be allowed first. I can say that I have seen guys run the smaller A123 1100 cells against 2S Li-Po's in 1/18th scale racing and they performed just as well and one guy was even winning. They do have the potential, but at this point are main goal is to offer a pack that will perform well, charger fast, and be very safe for those new guys to the hobby that don't want to take that plunge into Li-Po's quite yet. You could consider these packs as a stepping stone so to speak. They have the look, the feel, and pretty much the same charging procedure as a Li-Po pack but with out the worries that push some away from a Li-Po.

Jason

[Hydrodancer]

What is the continuous C rating?

[JAM MaxAmps]

30C continuous rate.

-J

[electricrules]

do you have discharge graphs on these?

[JAM MaxAmps]

Here's the same packs in a Caster Fusion EX-1 buggy:

+ YouTube Video

[JAM MaxAmps]

For those interested we now have the three different capacities listed on the site:

http://www.maxamps.com/categories.php?cat=223


Jason

[Sabin]

very nice guys. I can see this as an alternative pack to a 5 cell NIMH setup

[jesseh1970]

whats the voltage under load compared to your similar lipo?

[JAM MaxAmps]

Originally Posted by Sabin

very nice guys. I can see this as an alternative pack to a 5 cell NIMH setup

Yes they have a niche in quite a few places.

Originally Posted by jesseh1970

whats the voltage under load compared to your similar lipo?

Voltage under load is just like that of a Li-Po. Recovery from high amp draws is even faster.

Jason

[electricrules]

Originally Posted by JAM MaxAmps

Yes they have a niche in quite a few places.



Voltage under load is just like that of a Li-Po. Recovery from high amp draws is even faster.

Jason

i thought the voltage drop on a123/life/green cells is a hell of alot lower than that of similar lipos....

[JAM MaxAmps]

If your comparing voltage to voltage yes there is a difference. They aren't the same voltage to start with. But the discharge under load looks just like a Li-Po. A nice smooth flat line. They don't drop under load like a NimH pack does. They hold their voltage really well and as I stated they recover from high amp spikes really fast.

Jason

[MadHacker]

Are these packs LiPo with some circuitry added inside the pack to protect the cell/s from being exposed to improper charging or discharging?