SMC or Fantom
#1
I'm ready to upgrade to 5mm Lipos and looking at making a big investment.
10 packs and a bunch of male 5 mm bullets - any recommendations or at they pretty much the same?
Saw that SMC's are adjustable.
Leaning toward the Fantom lipos just because i've owned them before but have read nothing but great things about SMC's lipos.
Both are about the same price and mAh ratings.
SMC 7200
Fantom 7000
SMC 4600
Fantom 4600
10 packs and a bunch of male 5 mm bullets - any recommendations or at they pretty much the same?
Saw that SMC's are adjustable.
Leaning toward the Fantom lipos just because i've owned them before but have read nothing but great things about SMC's lipos.
Both are about the same price and mAh ratings.
SMC 7200
Fantom 7000
SMC 4600
Fantom 4600
Last edited by toast.; 10-16-2017 at 11:11 AM.
#2
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,410
From: Austin,TX
I haven't tried Fantom packs yet, but most of my SMC packs last about 6 months in both my 1/10 4WD SC (2S) and 1/8 eBuggy and eTruggy classes (4S)
If your club allows it I would also consider ProMatch, they tend to last longer for me before they start to fade and generally have been my preference, with SMC as my backup option when ProMatch is out of stock for what I need, but if you're looking for a top performing pack, then I'd consider this one here before they go out of stock:
Product pages for Pro-Match Racing's rc lipo packs rechargable batteries
If you need an in-line, then this one here would be worth considering too:
Product pages for Pro-Match Racing's rc lipo packs rechargable batteries
I like to multiply the Capacity times the C rating to get the "Relative Amp" (rA) draw a pack can support, in the testing I've done, typically packs with the highest rA will offer the lowest IR.
I recently got this pack here for my 13.5T buggy and it was showing an IR of 1.53 which is pretty darn impressive for a 6Ah size shorty:
Product pages for Pro-Match Racing's rc lipo packs rechargable batteries
If your club allows it I would also consider ProMatch, they tend to last longer for me before they start to fade and generally have been my preference, with SMC as my backup option when ProMatch is out of stock for what I need, but if you're looking for a top performing pack, then I'd consider this one here before they go out of stock:
Product pages for Pro-Match Racing's rc lipo packs rechargable batteries
If you need an in-line, then this one here would be worth considering too:
Product pages for Pro-Match Racing's rc lipo packs rechargable batteries
I like to multiply the Capacity times the C rating to get the "Relative Amp" (rA) draw a pack can support, in the testing I've done, typically packs with the highest rA will offer the lowest IR.
I recently got this pack here for my 13.5T buggy and it was showing an IR of 1.53 which is pretty darn impressive for a 6Ah size shorty:
Product pages for Pro-Match Racing's rc lipo packs rechargable batteries
Last edited by billdelong; 10-18-2017 at 06:06 AM.
#6
Thanks for all the input - leaning toward ProMatch
Looks like Gens Ace are only 4mm
https://www.amainhobbies.com/search?...+ace+shorty+2s
https://www.genstattu.com/gens-ace-4...orty-pack.html
Looks like Gens Ace are only 4mm
https://www.amainhobbies.com/search?...+ace+shorty+2s
https://www.genstattu.com/gens-ace-4...orty-pack.html
#8
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 28
4mm? What do you mean?
Thanks for all the input - leaning toward ProMatch
Looks like Gens Ace are only 4mm
https://www.amainhobbies.com/search?...+ace+shorty+2s
https://www.genstattu.com/gens-ace-4...orty-pack.html
Looks like Gens Ace are only 4mm
https://www.amainhobbies.com/search?...+ace+shorty+2s
https://www.genstattu.com/gens-ace-4...orty-pack.html
#14
I'm ready to upgrade to 5mm Lipos and looking at making a big investment.
10 packs and a bunch of male 5 mm bullets - any recommendations or at they pretty much the same?
Saw that SMC's are adjustable.
10 packs and a bunch of male 5 mm bullets - any recommendations or at they pretty much the same?
Saw that SMC's are adjustable.



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