Originally Posted by
COBRARACING
This is what happens when you invest in cheap lipos .This is a friend of mine's buggy in the usa batterys used turnigy 14.8v 4s 5000mah .
He posted the photo on facebook with a little story .Alot of customers say why should i pay more for another more expensive pack when i can buy 3 cheap packs ok fair enough but do your math example price/how many charge cycles/runtime/performance and warranty and you will quickly find out why its better to spend a little more for decent a pack .
I bet you will not get any warranty from any manufacturer if a pack goes into flames!
Certainly when it is in an off road car where the pack is under stress due to jumping....
I was very happy with my $8 1750mAh Rhino lipo's, which I used in my M18, where they are not under very heavy load.