11LikesSMC LIPO BATTERY THREAD
08-28-2013 | 04:08 PM
#2341
Yes it means they have none in stock, those that choose to pre-order get the first ones in the next shipment, all preorders get filled before he puts them on the site for sale.
If you would like to know when they will be in you can go to his face book page and ask when the next shipment will be in, he might not have an exact date but I do know the wait time between his shipment is not very long anymore.
If you would like to know when they will be in you can go to his face book page and ask when the next shipment will be in, he might not have an exact date but I do know the wait time between his shipment is not very long anymore.
08-29-2013 | 12:29 AM
#2343
Depending on how many you ordered, there may have been limited stock. You could have ordered 3 but they only had 1. Contact danny by email or on fb and let him know.
08-30-2013 | 03:34 PM
#2346
Tech Adept
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 126
i typed up a long post but somehow the forum would like me to logon once more, and it messed up
i have 3 SMC 2S 6500mah 60c factory spec, two have been used about 60 times, and one has been hibernating in the fridge until yesterday
i do onroad touringcar 17.5 and 2wd buggy 17.5 and sct mod (the offroad in indoors) the onroad is outdoors at norcal hobbies
offroad they have been great, more punch, longer runtimes than my usual go to battery the gens ace 2S 5000mah 50C
onroad is where the difference lies ! it easy to see how much punch and top speed a particular battery has, its also the hardest on the battery as they always come out warmer than in the offroad cars.
my LVC in all cars are at 7.2V, even in the SCT mod
so now they have about 60 cycles on them (minus the one in hibernation in the fridge)
i took out the unused SMC pack to see what difference there might be and if i should run that pack instead of the used packs, and WOW the difference was amazing, so much punch, and topspeed was improved, i could hear the motor whine going higher than the two other packs
compared to my turnigy's 2S 6Ah 65-130C, and gens ace 2s 5Ah 50C the SMC is superior...the turnigys and GA are slow in comparison....but what i wasnt anticipating was how much better the hibernating was, beating all of my batteries...by quite a bit, some told me it looked like i had dropped at 13.5 in my car (its 17.5)...i was keepig up with a nitro car (those wedge shaped super fast ones) except on the straight where he was miles ahead, in the twisted parts, i was right there...AWESOME!
this leads me to the question, are the packs with 60 charges already done for ? seems kind of early to me... i have religiously never stored them full, but always at 3.85v, lvc is at 7.2v i only charge them at the track, and i cool them off as fast as possible with fans as they come out warm from the car (only onroad...offroad cars they come out luke warm or less), so im wondering if im doing something wrong or thats just the life of high performance packs these days
my GA seems a little slower then when they where new but the difference is not as big as with the smc cells....smc still beats my GA packs any day though...the turnigy have long since puffed so much i threw them out.
i got to try maxamps 6.5Ah 150C, and an orange pack with 100C rating and 6Ah(i forgot the name, and it was slightly puffed, owner just got it a few week before)...i liked my used SMC's better...and i let the drivers of the other packs try my cells too, one said it was about the same, the other said it was slightly better...so for 40 bucks they are a steal !
just ordered the race spec 7.2Ah 70C i hope they will be here tommorow in time for the last onroad point race on sunday ;-)...otherwise i still have the new 6.5Ah pack just in case
second question, is there a special way to break in lipo's to ensure max performance and life ?
i have 3 SMC 2S 6500mah 60c factory spec, two have been used about 60 times, and one has been hibernating in the fridge until yesterday
i do onroad touringcar 17.5 and 2wd buggy 17.5 and sct mod (the offroad in indoors) the onroad is outdoors at norcal hobbies
offroad they have been great, more punch, longer runtimes than my usual go to battery the gens ace 2S 5000mah 50C
onroad is where the difference lies ! it easy to see how much punch and top speed a particular battery has, its also the hardest on the battery as they always come out warmer than in the offroad cars.
my LVC in all cars are at 7.2V, even in the SCT mod
so now they have about 60 cycles on them (minus the one in hibernation in the fridge)
i took out the unused SMC pack to see what difference there might be and if i should run that pack instead of the used packs, and WOW the difference was amazing, so much punch, and topspeed was improved, i could hear the motor whine going higher than the two other packs
compared to my turnigy's 2S 6Ah 65-130C, and gens ace 2s 5Ah 50C the SMC is superior...the turnigys and GA are slow in comparison....but what i wasnt anticipating was how much better the hibernating was, beating all of my batteries...by quite a bit, some told me it looked like i had dropped at 13.5 in my car (its 17.5)...i was keepig up with a nitro car (those wedge shaped super fast ones) except on the straight where he was miles ahead, in the twisted parts, i was right there...AWESOME!
this leads me to the question, are the packs with 60 charges already done for ? seems kind of early to me... i have religiously never stored them full, but always at 3.85v, lvc is at 7.2v i only charge them at the track, and i cool them off as fast as possible with fans as they come out warm from the car (only onroad...offroad cars they come out luke warm or less), so im wondering if im doing something wrong or thats just the life of high performance packs these days
my GA seems a little slower then when they where new but the difference is not as big as with the smc cells....smc still beats my GA packs any day though...the turnigy have long since puffed so much i threw them out.
i got to try maxamps 6.5Ah 150C, and an orange pack with 100C rating and 6Ah(i forgot the name, and it was slightly puffed, owner just got it a few week before)...i liked my used SMC's better...and i let the drivers of the other packs try my cells too, one said it was about the same, the other said it was slightly better...so for 40 bucks they are a steal !
just ordered the race spec 7.2Ah 70C i hope they will be here tommorow in time for the last onroad point race on sunday ;-)...otherwise i still have the new 6.5Ah pack just in case
second question, is there a special way to break in lipo's to ensure max performance and life ?
08-30-2013 | 04:56 PM
#2347
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08-31-2013 | 07:42 AM
#2350
i typed up a long post but somehow the forum would like me to logon once more, and it messed up
i have 3 SMC 2S 6500mah 60c factory spec, two have been used about 60 times, and one has been hibernating in the fridge until yesterday
i do onroad touringcar 17.5 and 2wd buggy 17.5 and sct mod (the offroad in indoors) the onroad is outdoors at norcal hobbies
offroad they have been great, more punch, longer runtimes than my usual go to battery the gens ace 2S 5000mah 50C
onroad is where the difference lies ! it easy to see how much punch and top speed a particular battery has, its also the hardest on the battery as they always come out warmer than in the offroad cars.
my LVC in all cars are at 7.2V, even in the SCT mod
so now they have about 60 cycles on them (minus the one in hibernation in the fridge)
i took out the unused SMC pack to see what difference there might be and if i should run that pack instead of the used packs, and WOW the difference was amazing, so much punch, and topspeed was improved, i could hear the motor whine going higher than the two other packs
compared to my turnigy's 2S 6Ah 65-130C, and gens ace 2s 5Ah 50C the SMC is superior...the turnigys and GA are slow in comparison....but what i wasnt anticipating was how much better the hibernating was, beating all of my batteries...by quite a bit, some told me it looked like i had dropped at 13.5 in my car (its 17.5)...i was keepig up with a nitro car (those wedge shaped super fast ones) except on the straight where he was miles ahead, in the twisted parts, i was right there...AWESOME!
this leads me to the question, are the packs with 60 charges already done for ? seems kind of early to me... i have religiously never stored them full, but always at 3.85v, lvc is at 7.2v i only charge them at the track, and i cool them off as fast as possible with fans as they come out warm from the car (only onroad...offroad cars they come out luke warm or less), so im wondering if im doing something wrong or thats just the life of high performance packs these days
my GA seems a little slower then when they where new but the difference is not as big as with the smc cells....smc still beats my GA packs any day though...the turnigy have long since puffed so much i threw them out.
i got to try maxamps 6.5Ah 150C, and an orange pack with 100C rating and 6Ah(i forgot the name, and it was slightly puffed, owner just got it a few week before)...i liked my used SMC's better...and i let the drivers of the other packs try my cells too, one said it was about the same, the other said it was slightly better...so for 40 bucks they are a steal !
just ordered the race spec 7.2Ah 70C i hope they will be here tommorow in time for the last onroad point race on sunday ;-)...otherwise i still have the new 6.5Ah pack just in case
second question, is there a special way to break in lipo's to ensure max performance and life ?
i have 3 SMC 2S 6500mah 60c factory spec, two have been used about 60 times, and one has been hibernating in the fridge until yesterday
i do onroad touringcar 17.5 and 2wd buggy 17.5 and sct mod (the offroad in indoors) the onroad is outdoors at norcal hobbies
offroad they have been great, more punch, longer runtimes than my usual go to battery the gens ace 2S 5000mah 50C
onroad is where the difference lies ! it easy to see how much punch and top speed a particular battery has, its also the hardest on the battery as they always come out warmer than in the offroad cars.
my LVC in all cars are at 7.2V, even in the SCT mod
so now they have about 60 cycles on them (minus the one in hibernation in the fridge)
i took out the unused SMC pack to see what difference there might be and if i should run that pack instead of the used packs, and WOW the difference was amazing, so much punch, and topspeed was improved, i could hear the motor whine going higher than the two other packs
compared to my turnigy's 2S 6Ah 65-130C, and gens ace 2s 5Ah 50C the SMC is superior...the turnigys and GA are slow in comparison....but what i wasnt anticipating was how much better the hibernating was, beating all of my batteries...by quite a bit, some told me it looked like i had dropped at 13.5 in my car (its 17.5)...i was keepig up with a nitro car (those wedge shaped super fast ones) except on the straight where he was miles ahead, in the twisted parts, i was right there...AWESOME!
this leads me to the question, are the packs with 60 charges already done for ? seems kind of early to me... i have religiously never stored them full, but always at 3.85v, lvc is at 7.2v i only charge them at the track, and i cool them off as fast as possible with fans as they come out warm from the car (only onroad...offroad cars they come out luke warm or less), so im wondering if im doing something wrong or thats just the life of high performance packs these days
my GA seems a little slower then when they where new but the difference is not as big as with the smc cells....smc still beats my GA packs any day though...the turnigy have long since puffed so much i threw them out.
i got to try maxamps 6.5Ah 150C, and an orange pack with 100C rating and 6Ah(i forgot the name, and it was slightly puffed, owner just got it a few week before)...i liked my used SMC's better...and i let the drivers of the other packs try my cells too, one said it was about the same, the other said it was slightly better...so for 40 bucks they are a steal !
just ordered the race spec 7.2Ah 70C i hope they will be here tommorow in time for the last onroad point race on sunday ;-)...otherwise i still have the new 6.5Ah pack just in case
second question, is there a special way to break in lipo's to ensure max performance and life ?
If your looking for an answer from Danny you may want to copy and past this to his face book page. https://www.facebook.com/smcracing
Or to his new forums page at http://www.rcgroups.com/smc-racing-com-859/
08-31-2013 | 01:54 PM
#2352
Justin
08-31-2013 | 02:15 PM
#2354
Yes they are released, but they are on preorder on the site, I would say that the preorders will be filled next week as that's when the next shipment arrives, 4s shortys won't be in that shipment though, expect them in around mid September.
http://www.smc-racing.net/index.php?...product_id=127
http://www.smc-racing.net/index.php?...product_id=202
Make sure if you do use the dual shorty option that when you use them in your SCT that you cycle them the same, that way you get similar performance when there linked together, also make sure you use good quality bullets that are tight in tubes.
Cheers Justin