New type of IB 42000's....
10-12-2007, 06:42 PM
#17
And although LiPo may be amazing and all, there's something vintage about Nickel based cells that I like
that's why i still have not switched over to lipos. just like a lot of people have been saying lately, this is still just a hobby, and you are not forced to go out a buy the newest and the best. the battery of the month is usually not different enough for most people to feel anyways. "if it ain't broke, then don't fix it".
10-12-2007, 08:15 PM
#20
The battery matchers have learned that if you sit on inventory of matched packs you will end up with junk in very short order. This is why matchers are out of cells every now and then. They order what they need, sell out, order what they need, sell out....
10-12-2007, 08:25 PM
#22
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P-170's where about the worst cell I have ever used.
10-12-2007, 08:41 PM
#23
The cells sell quick and new batches come out all the time. Every time you buy batteries you will be getting the latest cells.
The battery matchers have learned that if you sit on inventory of matched packs you will end up with junk in very short order. This is why matchers are out of cells every now and then. They order what they need, sell out, order what they need, sell out....
The battery matchers have learned that if you sit on inventory of matched packs you will end up with junk in very short order. This is why matchers are out of cells every now and then. They order what they need, sell out, order what they need, sell out....
10-12-2007, 09:06 PM
#25
The Panasonic Cells built up IR and lost voltage like crazy, but we never got dead cells - packs stayed matched (all 6 cells slowly went to crap at the same time) - and nothing exploded. They were also priced too high - but no way in heck were they more fragile than the IB cells.
I think all of us racers would be happier if IB never existed, and we just used GP3700's. Talk about durable.
10-12-2007, 09:19 PM
#27
I've owned countless packs from Panasonic.
The Panasonic Cells built up IR and lost voltage like crazy, but we never got dead cells - packs stayed matched (all 6 cells slowly went to crap at the same time) - and nothing exploded. They were also priced too high - but no way in heck were they more fragile than the IB cells.
I think all of us racers would be happier if IB never existed, and we just used GP3700's. Talk about durable.
The Panasonic Cells built up IR and lost voltage like crazy, but we never got dead cells - packs stayed matched (all 6 cells slowly went to crap at the same time) - and nothing exploded. They were also priced too high - but no way in heck were they more fragile than the IB cells.
I think all of us racers would be happier if IB never existed, and we just used GP3700's. Talk about durable.
10-12-2007, 10:44 PM
#28
Amen to that one. The whole industry went to IB's so the GP was a thing of the past. I never had a GP pack go south the way these IB's do. I'll wait until the cells have been out a while before I purchase any other packs. Lipo and nitro are looking better and better to me.
Especially since I just had 2 of my ib 4200's vent over last weekend... I have my lipos coming tues or wed
10-12-2007, 11:29 PM
#29
The explosion (hehe) in popularity of LiPo (in spite of it having lower voltage) should be a good indication that many people are ready for more stable cells with less maintenance, and longer life. The recent problems with IB's have done a lot to drive people that direction.
Also, the popularity of EP's has been on the rise, in spite of them supposedly also being at a voltage disadvantage. It seems clear most people value reliability over voltage, even amongst the hardcore racing crowd. I wonder if IB will get the memo? They're shooting themselves in the foot with these fragile cells, because there's a number of better options just waiting to take their place, and more people notice every day.
Also, the popularity of EP's has been on the rise, in spite of them supposedly also being at a voltage disadvantage. It seems clear most people value reliability over voltage, even amongst the hardcore racing crowd. I wonder if IB will get the memo? They're shooting themselves in the foot with these fragile cells, because there's a number of better options just waiting to take their place, and more people notice every day.
