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Old 11-18-2007, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by kwik-kid
aslong as they do 4 cell packs im getting one
flightpower does 6 cell packs!
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Old 11-18-2007, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by joe of loath
flightpower does 6 cell packs!
They do custom packs too, just in case 12s sounds like doing
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Old 11-18-2007, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO
They do custom packs too, just in case 12s sounds like doing
:O could be fun
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:09 PM
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Well, I finally bit the bullet and ordered two Trakpower 4900's to run in my T4.
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Originally Posted by slakr
Well, I finally bit the bullet and ordered two Trakpower 4900's to run in my T4.
Sweet!
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Old 11-20-2007, 07:34 AM
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Mine are on the way :-)
Unfortunately they don't had 25C so i ordered those 20C.I hope there is not such a big difference.
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Originally Posted by Born2Run
Mine are on the way :-)
Unfortunately they don't had 25C so i ordered those 20C.I hope there is not such a big difference.
Where did you order them from?

On trakpowers site it says there 25C now, so all the new ones I belive have been shipped out, but I forget what the guy said to me..... Maybe you will get the 25C's
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Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO
Where did you order them from?

On trakpowers site it says there 25C now, so all the new ones I belive have been shipped out, but I forget what the guy said to me..... Maybe you will get the 25C's
From A Main Hobbies.I asked them first if they have 20C or 25C and they told me that they was not aware of any new packs 25C so they sent me those
20C.In fact on trakpower.com they are talking about the new 25C packs.I asked them too and they told me that the newest ones are 25C but the 20C version gives more power than i can possibly lay down on the road.Who knows... We'll see.
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Originally Posted by Born2Run
From A Main Hobbies.I asked them first if they have 20C or 25C and they told me that they was not aware of any new packs 25C so they sent me those
20C.In fact on trakpower.com they are talking about the new 25C packs.I asked them too and they told me that the newest ones are 25C but the 20C version gives more power than i can possibly lay down on the road.Who knows... We'll see.
I called TrakPower and they told me the new ones were shipping iirc..... So IDK

Either way, the 20C packs are better then the orions!!!!
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Will the "C" rating be listed on the pack?

I ordered two a couple of days ago from Tower Hobbies and I wonder if I will be able to tell whether they are the 20C or 25C packs.
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Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO
Either way, the 20C packs are better then the orions!!!!
You mean the part where they start to degrade at 40 cycles about the same as the Orions do at 1500 cycles? Trakpower can keep their lousy Enerland cells. If I wanted that kind of cycle life, I'd get NiMH.
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Originally Posted by syndr0me
You mean the part where they start to degrade at 40 cycles about the same as the Orions do at 1500 cycles? Trakpower can keep their lousy Enerland cells. If I wanted that kind of cycle life, I'd get NiMH.
Ouch... I just bought two!

I also bought one Core 5000 mAh LiPo.

Now I don't know if I should return the two Trakpower packs and just get another Core pack or what...
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Originally Posted by syndr0me
You mean the part where they start to degrade at 40 cycles about the same as the Orions do at 1500 cycles? Trakpower can keep their lousy Enerland cells. If I wanted that kind of cycle life, I'd get NiMH.
I've got around 40 cycles or more on mine and it's still running as good as new
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Originally Posted by Matt Howard
I've got around 40 cycles or more on mine and it's still running as good as new
It's been mentioned by linger and a few others that the cycle life on Enerland cells is pretty craptastic. Here's one post where it's mentioned, including a link to a lot of charts to back it up. I haven't tested personally, but it would get rather expensive to test every single cell myself, so I'll have to rely on trusted outside sources that have done the testing. I'm sure the cells seem great, 'cause their LiPo and they all seem great. But saying they're "better" than Kokam is, well, pretty silly. Even Trakpower said they're good for what, 100 cycles? I'd just buy some cheaper Chinese LiPo with that kind of weak showing.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3432053
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Originally Posted by slakr
Will the "C" rating be listed on the pack?

I ordered two a couple of days ago from Tower Hobbies and I wonder if I will be able to tell whether they are the 20C or 25C packs.
Yes, on the packaging....

Originally Posted by syndr0me
You mean the part where they start to degrade at 40 cycles about the same as the Orions do at 1500 cycles? Trakpower can keep their lousy Enerland cells. If I wanted that kind of cycle life, I'd get NiMH.
Thats BS...... I have been using TrakPower for about a year now, in my basher, and now im racing with it, and it still has more power then all the orions.......

Originally Posted by Matt Howard
I've got around 40 cycles or more on mine and it's still running as good as new
I have well over 250 on mine

Originally Posted by syndr0me
It's been mentioned by linger and a few others that the cycle life on Enerland cells is pretty craptastic. Here's one post where it's mentioned, including a link to a lot of charts to back it up. I haven't tested personally, but it would get rather expensive to test every single cell myself, so I'll have to rely on trusted outside sources that have done the testing. I'm sure the cells seem great, 'cause their LiPo and they all seem great. But saying they're "better" than Kokam is, well, pretty silly. Even Trakpower said they're good for what, 100 cycles? I'd just buy some cheaper Chinese LiPo with that kind of weak showing.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3432053

One bad one, and you believe it....... If you do, then ok I can respect that, but I know mine are AWESOME!!!! And I wouldnt trade them for anything
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