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Old 03-04-2011 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jmaxey51
not true... first off my LiFe starts at 6.8V or 6.9V (so my charger says) and then after a few tanks of practice, three 5 min quals with 2-3min warmups and a 30 min main, my LiFe pack still has 6.45V in it (checked with voltage meter).... the servos stay stronger and faster longer instead of a constant drop off like with NiMh... i believe life drops the speed by .01 and probably adds about 15oz/in of torque or more. LiPo does put out more, but ive seen to many of them swell up and burn and seen a few cars whole electronic system burn up due to LiPo...
True, LIFE will stay at ~6.5-6.6 v longer but thats not my point. Im saying it doesn't boost performance by 10% compared to NIHM as NIMH will start at 6.5v and stays above 6v aswell untill empty... (measured under load)

Btw, the LIFE packs i have here start off at 6.6 volt - measured under load

For me LIFE in the first place is weight saving and secondly more consistent servo operation, not so much about extra performance.
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