Anyone used zippy flightmax lipos?

[jamespl]

As above. Anyone used or using them? I realise some will say they are cheap but I'm on a budget and only sport run. I've just ordered some 7.4v 5900 60c packs and just wanted some feedback on what people think as I've only used turnigy in the past.

[bill34207]

Most of my packs are Zippy's. I prefer them over the Turnigy's.

[785boats]

I'm with Bill on this. Most of my race packs are Zippy Flightmax 5000 mah 45C. They out perform the Turnigy & Turnigy Nanotech packs.

[jamespl]

That's great to hear. I've had a couple of dodgy turnigy packs so I thought I would give them ago, they seem to be a little cheaper than the turnigys too. If the packs I've ordered are ok I will stick with these. And I think 60c should be upto any job.

[sprintkat]

Just got 2 x 5000 mah 3s1p 30c bats from china. noticed the flight max do not swell at all where the turnigy will swell a little. better battery

[ratchet]

Myself & a few of my friends have used them in helis & trucks.

Absolutely no issues.

They seem too work fine, even after a couple of years of use.

[carlcisneros]

I like them alot. better than the standard Turnigy's

[xlandguy]

Just received 4 Zippy 45c 5,000mah. Very impressed so far.Huge 8g wire and 5.5mm bullets. All 4 came in at 3.85/3.84 per cell. A very good sign. Ordered from HobbyKing, USA warehouse, so took like 3 or 4 days to get here, $124.15 Shipped, for 4 of them! not bad, not bad at all. The wires are like firehoses! Did I say they're HUGE?!?!
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[ozzie-crawl]

Used to use zippy a few years back but switched to the turnigy when they were first released as they were 1/2 the price and performed better.
As i have not used them for a few years mite be time to give them another try. The nano-techs dont hold up as well as the standard turnigy IMO

[d.a.v.e]

I just ordered 4 of the 45c 5000mah ones today as they were pretty much the only thing in stock at the US. Will have to put a few runs on them then see how the eagle tree data lines up between these and the year old turnagy's I've got (too bad I don't have any that are actually spec'ed the same)? As batteries are only made by a few folks I can't imagine these are any different then anyone else's packs in this price range?

[xlandguy]

I'll be interested in your findings. I guess we've got the same batteries. The 5,000mah 45c Zippy lipo's. Are y ou going to use the 5.5mm bullets that they come with or are you changing them out? I left them on and soldered up some Castle 5.5's to my ESC and charge leads. I also have a pair of 4,400mah 45c Sky lipo's, these I have run several times in my Summit and my boat, they seem to do quite well. But I don't have the measuring equipment that you have, so I don't really know for sure the quality of any of my batteries on paper. I also have a pair of 25c SPC and those have been great. Same price range for all these batteries, all under $30.
Sometimes I think that for some of these companies, bigger wire means a higher claimed C rating. THey are all out to outdo each other, so I don't think much of the numbers unless you can prove them on paper.

[d.a.v.e]

I'll try to post something up in 3-4 weeks as I find they usually need 8-10 runs to break in. I will be putting on EC5's as I have been using these vs bullets for the last year with good luck.

Yes the C rating thing is interesting. I race off road with a guy that has started selling battery's and is determined to sell only cells that are rated with a repeatable methodology. He has various ways of checking and has done a lot of research and its always interesting chatting with him on how they are made and rated. While I'll pay the extra for his branded packs when I only need 3 or 4 that cover all my cars I can't justify paying that much for the 8 sets of packs I will now have for my boat (that I don't regularly race).

[Prop-a-Gator]

Would anyone be able to compare the 5000mAh Zippy Flightmax 45C to Sky Lipo 40C? The Sky Lipo are a little more expensive each, but the shipping is free (over $50) - so it works out to be a little cheaper for what I'm looking to get. The Zippy's are 45C constant/55C burst. The SkyLipos state 40C constant/80C burst. What bothers me about the Sky's are the #12 wires with 4mm plugs. The Zippys - as stated above - have #8 wires and 5.5mm bullets. I know the bullets are easy to change, but should I be concerned with the #12 wires?

[d.a.v.e]

I've run both wire types (not battery types). I can say its not my wires that get hot or melt its the connectors on them that get really hot. I don't think I would worry too much about the difference in wire size. What size do you have going to the motor or ESC? On my Geico the wires to the stock motor are the thinest I have. My Turnegy batts have the thick wire that is reduced probably one size going to my my turnegy 180 esc then off to the stock proboat motor.

I would guess those are the same batts with different packaging. On a boat I see no value in burst rates, its the constant rate & mah you need to pay attention to.

[xlandguy]

Probably 14g wire on the Geico motor, same as on my stock Motley Crew. Kind of small though I think, I would be alot happier with at least 12g wire. "A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link", does that apply here? 8g wire on the battery, but the "weak link" of only 14g on the motor and esc.