*Best Batteries Thread*
 

Hey guys, I am starting this thread so that people can post about experiences with different batteries and which batteries are the best in their experiences with them.

SMC /thread

+1 Since I started using SMC, I'll never use anything else. Their 7200mah 70C stick pack and their 4600mah 70C has the best punch for blinky out there , and the punch will last for 6 minutes. I now only use shorties, and their 4300mah 50C are excellent for mod. Plus they have an unbeatable price.

I'm really impressed with the shorty packs, I picked up one of the 4300mah and really like it.

+1 to the punch lasting, I use the 5000MAH packs in my tekno and have plenty of power through a whole race. Plus several more laps before and after the race.

This might be a dumb question but can you use shorty packs in a 1/10th onroad application

SMC
Pro-match racing gets some love too...

I will not purchase gens ace or nanotechs as I have experienced too many failures, thus the cost is very high in the long run..

You can, but you would have to add some lead weights to help balance the chassis as you motor, esc, servo and receiver are (on most chassis) on one side.

+1 on SMC. I have an SMC saddle pack in my 4wd buggy and am happy with it.

smc batteries are the best and so are there motors!!!!!

I vote for the r1wurks Power Push 7200mah lipos. Best batteries I've used and they're low cost.

Plus they look cool as hell.

i bought 2 6500 smc packs for my onroad campain this year. i recently bought a 4600 shorty for my f1. i love these packs. they are awesome and a great price. IR readings are very very good. mostly under 2.5 on all 3 packs.

The SMC's I have tested on average have:
1) puffed from storing a little high
2) inherently have high IR

My FlightMax, Turnigy, GenAce, Thunder Power & Reedy have all been solid.

Most falures I have seen locally have been Venom, & SMC

Just make this yet another "best battery" thread SMC worship only postings and the rest of us can continue on with our Nano-tech, Gens Ace, SPC, Orion, Maxamps etc. batteries...we'll all sleep better I'm sure.

Yeah, I mostly have nano-techs powering my rc's and I've raced against guys with smc, orion, lrp, etc and I've noticed no difference in performance. :cool:

Most of the purpose of this thread is not to find the "Best Battery" but just to hear experiences with different batteries to see if some are more prone to puff or others that perform and last longer than other batteries. Mostly just a discussion on batteries.