Anyone know anything about this Battery???

[floatn turd]

Thunder Power Pro Race 40C 3s5000mAh LiPo Battery

Here is a link to the Specs: http://www.toddsmodels.com/Thunder_P...5000-3sprd.htm

Why is it so expensive?? I have Gensace batts basically the same ratings ( 3s 35c 5300mah) what makes these Thunder Powers so much more $$?? Are they worth 'looking into'?

Any info would be helpful.

thank you

Mr.T

[Make-a-Wake]

Thats an absurd price, you can buy 4 Turnigy/Zippys for that. However, from what i have read(since i dont/wont own one at those $$) they are very good batts, better than the HK ones i'm sure, but 4x better????............hugely marked up.

[Rumdog]

Almost $200 for a 3s?..... No thanks.

[Make-a-Wake]

Kinda like Maxamps on the price.....................but at least Maxamps are crappy

[JimClark]

you guys just don't know where to look go to RC Lipos.com
TP5000-3SPP65 139.99

[lenny]

I have a set of the TP6600-2spp65 that I got really cheap off a member with 10 runs on them,
They are very powerful and I do see a big difference in how the boats run.
But I still need to try some gens ace cells, And see how they do for the money.

[Make-a-Wake]

you guys just don't know where to look go to RC Lipos.com
TP5000-3SPP65 139.99

Thats still overpriced for sport boaters and casual racers.

[JimClark]

You also have to figure in how long the cells will last and how many amps you are runnign at. If it is racing the TP's will last longer at the higher am's than the cheaper ones that are great for sport running

[floatn turd]

I guess my question is: What would make a lipo "that much better" than a Gensace? To ask that much more money? Is it how they are made or what they are made with?
Are the Thunder Power just a plain and simple "rip-off"?

GENS ACE 5000mah 3S1P 11.1V 40C hard case Lipo battery Racing Approved Batteries
Regular Price: $50.48
On Sale Now: $44.34

[Diesel6401]

TP packs are very impressive, no doubt about that! My buddy uses them on his 5k quad copter. 5s 5000mah packs he's got 4 of them I normally charge for him and every cell on every battery is perfect every time! I would need to datalog the difference, but the truth is for the average sport boater which most of us are HK packs and HP packs work just fine and have been proven. In his quad which he uses for work the quad itself is expensive and the camera equipment it carries is just as expensive so lipo failure isn't an option. I would feel comfy slapping gens ace packs in there though. Their my bread and butter. I may need to borrow those packs and get some data logging. I use hyperion packs in my small planes where the price is compariable to cheaper packs and I love them. Ill never talk bad about tp or hyperion packs, I don't think ull find me running them that much in my boats though lol... I'm not a rich man!

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[JimClark]

So whats the difference between a Porsche and a Ford Focus same sceneriao. Better quality controll better manufacturing to much higher standards looka t how many turnigy's puff before people even get their hands on them. Much better waranty and on and on and on

[Diesel6401]

So whats the difference between a Porsche and a Ford Focus same sceneriao. Better quality controll better manufacturing to much higher standards looka t how many turnigy's puff before people even get their hands on them. Much better waranty and on and on and on

Yea I def agree. I think the Gens Ace would be like a Cadilliac :D

At the end of the day they'll all get you from point A to B in different ways.

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[Fluid]

Please don't buy the ThunderPower packs!! Your boat will be too fast for you. You will actually get the capacity and "C" rating you paid for. The packs will last so long that you'll end up pulling the power leads off from so many charging cycles. They won't get hot enough to keep your hands warm in the winter. They will need balancing so seldom that your balancer will get rusty. THey are assembled in the USA so you won't be supporting our very good friends in the PRC. And when they finally wear out or if you accidentally burn up, you have to trade them in for a 40% discount on brand new packs. What a rip off!! Stay away....



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[Kajun]

Well played Fluid!

[srislash]

Please don't buy the ThunderPower packs!! Your boat will be too fast for you. You will actually get the capacity and "C" rating you paid for. The packs will last so long that you'll end up pulling the power leads off from so many charging cycles. They won't get hot enough to keep your hands warm in the winter. They will need balancing so seldom that your balancer will get rusty. THey are assembled in the USA so you won't be supporting our very good friends in the PRC. And when they finally wear out or if you accidentally burn up, you have to trade them in for a 40% discount on brand new packs. What a rip off!! Stay away....



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Hey I missed the 40% part when I bought mine.Good to know.Mine are flawless although my Skylipo's are fine (just a PITA to balance).But I think I paid $160 for 5000mah 4s 45c in Canada.