Originally Posted by
gigaplex
My LiHV 6000 pack is lighter than my LiPo 6000 pack. If the two packs are similar weight and are of a similar age and quality, that's usually a good indicator that they have similar capacity at 4.2V per cell. I'd expect a 5600 LiHV to have a similar weight to a 5000 LiPo. When I buy a pack, I check the weight rather than the label. If you do start selling a line of batteries, I'd recommend making the weight of the pack pretty clear in the advertising.
Ya weight of packs in advertising is definitely a big plus and luckily these days its pretty common to see on most currently sold packs. These days I run SMC Extreme Graphine V2 batts because they are incredibly lightweight, good capacity and the punch is up there with the best of them. I just recommend "breaking in" SMC batts because for some reason in the past SMC cells have had a tendency to puff under high stress. However, Ive found that a break-in really helps prevent the puffing from occuring. I haven't had a single issue with their new 2020 cells so far (had them since they came out) and my old 2016 packs had no issues either. They were just getting old so I sold them and used the funds towards the new packs.
I enjoy the SMCs because they are standard voltage packs, but are very powerful nonetheless. Ive had no issue placing podiums with the new 2020 Extreme Graphine V2 4S 14.8V 6000mAH in 1/8 E-Truggy And E-Buggy Classes. Most of them unfortunately already run LiHV and it sucks cuz I wanted everyone to stay on equal ground and comply with ROAR/IFMAR but instead, despite a tiny, twisty track that needs no extra power anyways, they went with extra power lol. The main straight is all of 100ft. We really don't need any more power.