orion 3300 RDS questions
12-01-2004, 09:53 PM
#16
Tech Apprentice
Thread Starter
koabich-i order all my stuff at my local track and he never has any orions in stock so he has to order them in for me so i can't just peek through the little cut out in the box. no one in winnipeg stocks orion batts. i am going to order my next one from tower hobbies, there prices look good.
12-02-2004, 01:55 AM
#18
Originally posted by F. Alonso
Yeh, they do vary quite a lot. I have actually seen some 1.199 cells, Orion SP2s. Pretty damn awesome I say. I didn't see the IR though, but I'm sure that would've been REALLY low!!
Yeh, they do vary quite a lot. I have actually seen some 1.199 cells, Orion SP2s. Pretty damn awesome I say. I didn't see the IR though, but I'm sure that would've been REALLY low!!
Awesome cells!
12-02-2004, 07:26 AM
#19
Originally posted by Smalls
I have two packs of Orion batteries. SP eddition.
When I got them, the lables read 190 455. They were 2 4 cell packs. all 8 cells read the same lable. What are the odds????
I will tell you what the odds are. Prior to assembly, I put them in a friends trusty turbo matcher. The best cell that came off was a 1.155 425. The worst... well you can imagine. Now, I ran these cells twice, and since then I have them filed in my junk box, ready for my lathe box, a very expensive lathe box.
I will never purchase a Team Orion battery again.
I have two packs of Orion batteries. SP eddition.
When I got them, the lables read 190 455. They were 2 4 cell packs. all 8 cells read the same lable. What are the odds????
I will tell you what the odds are. Prior to assembly, I put them in a friends trusty turbo matcher. The best cell that came off was a 1.155 425. The worst... well you can imagine. Now, I ran these cells twice, and since then I have them filed in my junk box, ready for my lathe box, a very expensive lathe box.
I will never purchase a Team Orion battery again.
I have also had great luck with the SMC and Fuku. These are the three matchers that I run. I just have better luck getting better packs from Orion.
Personally, I wouldn't buy any batteries unless I could see the numbers and places like Tower or Sheldons (distribution for SMC) will not tell you the numbers of the packs you order. they will usually give you a range like 1.170-1.180. You hope for the higher numbers but you always get the lower.
My recommendation would be to call a smaller matcher, like Fukuyama, where they will tell you what they have in stock and let you pick the cells you want. If they don't have the numbers you want, tell them what you are looking for and when those numbers are available, they will call you.
12-02-2004, 02:50 PM
#20
Tech Apprentice
Thread Starter
thanks for the advice on where to order from Joel Lagace
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12-02-2004, 09:08 PM
#21
Tech Adept
Originally posted by koabich
You have to remember that ALL cells when just purchased and cycled for the first few times will never give you the same numbers as on the label. When matchers match cells, they cycle them around five times before putting labels on them. When you bought the cells, they could have been sitting on the shelf for several months to a year before you bought them, so of course they will be flat! Cycle them several times, more that 2 or 3, then tell me how they perform. My cells get better with every charge.
I have also had great luck with the SMC and Fuku. These are the three matchers that I run. I just have better luck getting better packs from Orion.
Personally, I wouldn't buy any batteries unless I could see the numbers and places like Tower or Sheldons (distribution for SMC) will not tell you the numbers of the packs you order. they will usually give you a range like 1.170-1.180. You hope for the higher numbers but you always get the lower.
My recommendation would be to call a smaller matcher, like Fukuyama, where they will tell you what they have in stock and let you pick the cells you want. If they don't have the numbers you want, tell them what you are looking for and when those numbers are available, they will call you.
You have to remember that ALL cells when just purchased and cycled for the first few times will never give you the same numbers as on the label. When matchers match cells, they cycle them around five times before putting labels on them. When you bought the cells, they could have been sitting on the shelf for several months to a year before you bought them, so of course they will be flat! Cycle them several times, more that 2 or 3, then tell me how they perform. My cells get better with every charge.
I have also had great luck with the SMC and Fuku. These are the three matchers that I run. I just have better luck getting better packs from Orion.
Personally, I wouldn't buy any batteries unless I could see the numbers and places like Tower or Sheldons (distribution for SMC) will not tell you the numbers of the packs you order. they will usually give you a range like 1.170-1.180. You hope for the higher numbers but you always get the lower.
My recommendation would be to call a smaller matcher, like Fukuyama, where they will tell you what they have in stock and let you pick the cells you want. If they don't have the numbers you want, tell them what you are looking for and when those numbers are available, they will call you.
12-03-2004, 07:20 AM
#22
Originally posted by Smalls
I'm not a rookie. You can keep the junk. If you think that 1.199 cell's would make it to a hobby shop counter, your a bigger fool then Ernie is.
I'm not a rookie. You can keep the junk. If you think that 1.199 cell's would make it to a hobby shop counter, your a bigger fool then Ernie is.
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