I've been running these vant packs over a year now. Still have 2 4000mah shorties that still work great. no issues what so ever. the only batteries I run

I'll be getting these delivered on Monday or Tuesday. Everything I have read and heard about these packs has been positive which includes its reasonable price. For those who have them (particularly the 7600 stick), my question is at what amp rate are you charging your packs? If over 1C or 7.6 amps, how much over and have your packs held up and lasted for some time without feeling any drop in punch or runtime?

Thanks in advance and hope this '"investment" pays off like I have been reading!

I usually charge all my 2s Vant packs at 12 amps. Never had an issue and still strong as day one.

Thanks for sharing. Can I ask how long you have had your packs and at 12amps how long does it usually take to balance charge a pack after a full run? I also take it you storage charge your packs after a day of use?

Thanks & I appreciate the feedback!

I've had some of my vant packs over 1.5 years. Takes 5-15 minutes to charge depending on what class I'm running. 2wd buggy barely uses any mah so they take much less to charge. 4wd a little more. I always balance charge every time.

Yep I storage charge as well.

Thanks for the info! I see you run E-Buggy as well (Tekno EB48.2). Do you use the Vant 7600 packs for these? If so, that would be a solid amp draw & "test" for them. Mine will be exclusively for E-Buggy (RC8.2E for now). Can't wait to receive my order this week. By this weekend my old Reedy & Peak packs are going to become practice packs! :sneaky:

hey guys could you tell me if there any importer for these lipos in Australia as I would love to test them out

they seem to be just fine.
 

I have been running these batteries for 2 years now. And I love them. I'm just a basher and don't race....I find vant is definitely much better then the Traxxas 2s battery I was running at almost double the price..since I started using vants I'm extra leary of the " big name batteries" I can't possibly imagine more power for double and triple the price it's not possible and if so it's definitely not worth it..

Interestingly enough, these so-called Brand Name "manufacturers"… Do they manufacture their batteries or is it more likely that they have them manufactured in China?

I have to tell you I dropped the coin on supposed "Brand Name" Lipos and I was thoroughly disappointed. Reedy Saddles… paid WAY too much for them, only to have them puff like marshmallows after maybe 20 runs, to the point the cases popped open and I could not close them back up. And the never lasted a full race distance, always dumping on me. Contacted Reedy and they gave me a hard time but I was persistent enough that they sent me new saddles with higher/better specs and those too DUMP every single time out. So much so that after 5 or 6 runs I set them to storage charge and have never touched them again. Oh wait?… Who owns Reedy?

I realize there are other manufacturers other than Reedy, but how many of them actually manufacture their own batteries? VERY FEW!

I also went a little cheaper and got some SMC Lipo's because people spoke highly of them and those worked ok but puffed up and burst the case in no time as well, and their solution was for me to buy another battery with a $5 discount to show their good faith.

The only 2 brand name batteries that have lived up to their reputation has been Venom and TrakPower., both of which are easily the best batteries I've ever used. They are now several years old and are just as excellent today as they were the first day I got them. One of my venom packs even caught fire form a shorted out CF ESC shelf on my 4.2 that ignited, and though the case melted a bit, the pack still works perfect.

I've had a Vant Saddle for over a year now and they have puffed slightly but so far are doing quite well. Excellent performance throughout full runs. Never close to dumping on me.

When it comes to Lipo batteries, today, most are made elsewhere and VERY FEW RC companies, is any, actually manufacture their own cells. Most pay to have molds made with their name on it and peddle them as their own.

Down under
 

Me 2.tried to get from cheap,but cant ship to aus.
Ultra Hobbies,Rockhampton had 4s 5200 packs,and may be re-ordering ?

thats why it suck to be a aussie we dont get this type off stuff here in oz

After much hesitation I finally made the decision to try the Vant.
I bought two 2S 6500 100C packs the other day from the barn floor and they where here in VA in two business days.
I also used the ILLTRYVANT coupon code, so In was able to get both packs shipped for $111.78. That is half of what I was paying for the proteks I had been buying.
I am currently cycling them a few time with my cellpro powerlab 6 to break them in before I head to race this weekend. The internal resistance was at 2milliohms on the first cycle, so that is looking real good. Will post back up with my findings, but so far everything seems to point out that I got a couple nice batteries for a lot less!

John Watkins and Hearns Hobbies

vant or not
 

OK so we tried the vantt 5200 4s packs ,and they were terific ,low ir ,great punch etc,BUT,i just got 2 new ones and they are crap,nothing like the first one,ir of11 to17mh per pack and allover the place for ballance.best ir for a single cell 2.2 ,worst 4.4.others ie first ones were uunmeasurable to @1.2mh.they also got no punch ,dont last long ,and over heat .:cry:
LOOKS LIKE VANT BATTERYS HAVE CASHED IN ON THE POPULARITY and shipped low quality cells

when you contacted them about the issues found, what did they say?