new traxxas lipos

[rinski73]

traxxas has there new packs out 12800 mah 7.4v 2s and 8400mah 3s 11.1v 10000mah 2s 7.4 v cant wait to get my hands ot these POWER PACKS:rockon2::flammes-09:

[JPriami]

What's the C ratings?

[1truckerdan]

25 c on traxxas.com

[rinski73]

you r correct sir:thumbup:

[GeoVW72]

25/50C, not too so sure on them. You can have all the capacity in the world, but if you can't deliver it at a decent rate it's meaningless. I had SMC 11.1 8000mah 20C that should deliver 160A but they never went over that and they won't run the boat anymore.

[1truckerdan]

Here is the link
http://traxxas.com/products/parts/batteries/powercellbatteries/lipo
Daniel

[rinski73]

they r all 25c

[rinski73]

talked to traxxas today the guy said they will be coming out with more with a higher c rating:Peace_Sign:

[Rumdog]

I won't buy anything electric with the tracxas name on it. It is poop.

[rinski73]

LMAO UR TOO FUNNY RUM:lol:

[Rcforever27]

Yeah agreed the c ratings are garbage ..... But i like the mah..... I'll stick with the cheap 5000, 45c turnigys..... Have 6 of them and so far(knock on wood ) no issues..... Wonder what price traxxas is gonna sell them for .... The turnigys were like if i remember around $45 a piece..... Not sure about longevity tho on the cheaper batteries but I'll find out....

[rinski73]

I have the same packs only one went bad so far but the traxxas packs r high prices r listed on there site

[Rcforever27]

Ok thanks ... Gonna check it out for info but unless they make the c rating ALOT higher , no buy...... Lol

[rinski73]

I AGREE:iagree:

[dag-nabit]

8.4 amps x 25C = 210 amp discharge rate. They should be fine.

Kevin

[1truckerdan]

Personally I would like higher discharge " C " . I try to never exceed 70-80% of the capability any of my lipos.
Daniel

[kookie_guy]

oh man, my spidey sense is tingling. Traxxas brand lipos. Scary.

[Brushless55]

I won't buy anything electric with the tracxas name on it. It is poop.

Yeah not sure what to think about these???
And the price of almost 200bucks for the big 2cell pack and 160 bucks for the 8,400 3cell pack, there are much better choices out there for much less and even for the same price....

[Diesel6401]

Yeah not sure what to think about these???
And the price of almost 200bucks for the big 2cell pack and 160 bucks for the 8,400 3cell pack, there are much better choices out there for much less and even for the same price....

I agree the price on those packs (like most traxxas items), are just way overpriced. Turnigy, Zippy, Sky Lipos, Blue Lipos and Gens Ace lipos would be a much better value (and prob performence) then the Traxxas packs. There are only a few packs that should carry prices like that Hyperion and TP are the only ones that come to mind right now. I would like to see how they do on a eagle tree and what there performance rating truly is, I have a feeling the Gens Ace and Turnigys would prob out perform them. I'd even bet money on the Gens Ace packs!

After the performance and price tag with the Venlion (spelling) motor in my Slash 4x4 i was pretty dis-appointed with there motors. It was like a expensive FSD motor. I would have been better with a Feigao over that traxxas motor. It was fast but also I could boil an egg on the motor after a few minutes on 2s.

[JT13031]

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii348/JT13031/Eagle%20Tree%20graphs/Spartan10Ahtrx-a.jpg

Bought a set of the 2s 10,000mah packs to run in my Spartan. I wanted another set of lipos and wanted some good runtime, my lhs gave me a decent deal on them putting them in the price range of hyperion or NeuEnergy Lipos. This is the first and only run I have made with them but they seem to be decent.

[Brushless55]

keep in mind, you have a ton of amps to play with so you really should have no issues.. :thumbup1:

[Rcforever27]

Right on brushless! I have 2 8400 mah 25c traxxas lipos to try and will keep the forum/thread posted.... 8400 multiplied by 25c is 210 Amps continous which is impressive, considering my turnigys are 5000 mah and have a discharge of 45c which is,225 amps continous

[GeoVW72]

I've got a few cycles in on my Traxxas packs, 3s 5000 & 2s 7600. They work pretty good, come off a little warm but they haven't puffed. I would definitely recommend breaking them in on 6s at %50. Stays well within their recommendation, pulling 30-40A and it's not painfully slow at 30mph.

[Brushless55]

Right on brushless! I have 2 8400 mah 25c traxxas lipos to try and will keep the forum/thread posted.... 8400 multiplied by 25c is 210 Amps continous which is impressive, considering my turnigys are 5000 mah and have a discharge of 45c which is,225 amps continous

what would be impressive is if Turningy had 8400mah packs then you would have 378amps cont :thumbup1:
so that actually kicks the Traxxas packs in the gut :lol:

[Rcforever27]

True brushless! Hopefully they will come out with those..... ;)

[Warlock]

I have been running Traxxas 11.1 v 5000 mah lipos, and really like them I get good run times and steady performance in my Spartan. In a few days my Traxxas 11.1v 8.400 mah's will be here. $220.00 for the pair at Tower Hobbies plus $10.00 UPS shipping to the house. I read a lot of bad news from people here about Traxxas. Time will tell, but I have been very satisfied so far with the set up on the new Spartan.

[Brushless55]

I read a lot of bad news from people here about Traxxas.

Uhm, its not just OSE..
It's all on the WWW, and even at there own website... :sad:

[Warlock]

Yup I know what you mean. But as yet for me, so far Im happy. But then Im also not that hard to please at my age. :tongue_smilie:

[Brushless55]

I hear ya bro.. I love my Mini Revo, Mini Slash, and Big Ass Revo!
ok well maybe I like my Losi 8ight-T better but hey! :biggrin:

[lenny]

Yup I know what you mean. But as yet for me, so far Im happy. But then Im also not that hard to please at my age. :tongue_smilie:
Did you find out what is loose yet on the flex ?

[Warlock]

Did you find out what is loose yet on the flex ?

I just need to loosen the clamp on the stuffing tube and move the tube back about 1/8" than it will be against the block. I ordered some more gromments and will use one behind the first one to fill the gap and keep some grease in the cable maybe. As it is I have about 1/8 " of cable spinning in the water and causing cavitation in turns, you can hear it gurgleing. What an idiot I am for running the tube flush with the transome. Live and learn..:tongue: