Say it ain't so, PLEASE! Atomik Stupidity!

[ray schrauwen]

Now, I've been using lipo's ever since they came into rc boating and no one has ever needed to cool their batteries while running unless maybe you live in AZ, TX or somewhere the like but, even then Lipo chemistry is designed to work better warm than cold.

So why do I call Atomik Stupid? Well just go have a gander:

http://www.atomikrc.com/collections/venom-water-cooled-lipo-batteries?utm_source=Company+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0d2ea14907-Countdown_To_Black_Friday11_24_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65170604bb-0d2ea14907-211693197&mc_cid=0d2ea14907&mc_eid=171bd9d99b

Why do they want to water cool a battery? Are Atomik packs known to over heat or something? Does this allow them to increase their "C" rating??

Does anyone else find this gimmick an accident waiting to happen?

[revoltrunner]

Ray
Thanks for the laugh , that is pretty funny.
Happy Thanksgiving

[kfxguy]

WOW! I mean who wouldnt pay $180 each for a 5000mah 4s pack? Thats a helluva deal. Someone over at atomic must have bumped their head.....hard!

If you have to water cool your battery....youve got something wrong!

and lastly....we all just love extra water lines going all over the place. It just looks so cool!

what a flop!

[siberianhusky]

Maybe they hired the G-Freak guys?! The custom stage 9 water cooled lipo setup! 500$ boat for 2500$ lol. I kind of miss reading about those guys, was always good for a laugh.

[olwarbirds]

good one guys...Like Ray is saying WTH, a gimmick to charge more money and a dangerous one at that...Atomik never has been the best with boat stuff to begin with !!! now this...I hope no newbs get caught up in this one... happy TG brothers.... DJ

[Darin Jordan]

Please... PLEASE, use these to race against me... I'll shake in my boots if you like...

[olwarbirds]

Warning will robertson !!!! dont buy these

Merged threads fellas.

Ray gets the credit on finding this major nono product so here is the link to the thread http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...omik-Stupidity!

DONT fall for this one guys.....

[properchopper]

In order to understand this a little better, change your point of view from one who has some experience in FE (and like Travis correctly observes : If you have to water cool your battery....youve got something wrong!) and think of yourself as the type of customer who's attracted to the marketing of products like Atomic : Box-Art Decal Boats for the new-to-the-hobby entry level boater. These (if my thinking is correct) are the sport running guys who very likely run long enough to overheat and overdraw their packs so watercooling them might make sense to them. It's all how you look at it. Atomic is in business to move product (as any successful business is) so they see a need (legitimate/sensible or not) and they fill it. Ka-Ching. Of course we're all to sophisticated to fall for any of these silly products (other than that goofy phone-thing in your pocket). And my Pet Rock

[kfxguy]

In order to understand this a little better, change your point of view from one who has some experience in FE (and like Travis correctly observes : If you have to water cool your battery....youve got something wrong!) and think of yourself as the type of customer who's attracted to the marketing of products like Atomic : Box-Art Decal Boats for the new-to-the-hobby entry level boater. These (if my thinking is correct) are the sport running guys who very likely run long enough to overheat and overdraw their packs so watercooling them might make sense to them. It's all how you look at it. Atomic is in business to move product (as any successful business is) so they see a need (legitimate/sensible or not) and they fill it. Ka-Ching. Of course we're all to sophisticated to fall for any of these silly products (other than that goofy phone-thing in your pocket). And my Pet Rock

Lmao! Agreed.

[kfxguy]

Who is will Robertson?

[olwarbirds]

Who is will Robertson?

OK, lil bro now the age diff is showing up ....Will Robertson is the kid off of Lost in space, the robot would say warning Will Robertson or Danger Will Robertson and wave its arms....dang now I'm feeling ancient !!!!

[olwarbirds]

This is getting personal now !!! Leave my pet rock outa this ! ....so well said Tony, we need to do whatever we can to try and point out to the newbs the mistakes in how they think it is and how dangerous these gimmicks can be...too often I had customers come into shop and say things about how the Manufacturer said it could or would do this. They leave out, "At your own risk"....

[ray schrauwen]

Rotflmao!!!

please... Please, use these to race against me... I'll shake in my boots if you like...

[Doby]

Venom's batteries have always been a bit suspect.....

Perhaps they are for and designed by "professional" boaters only.... (read between the lines as you will)

[ray schrauwen]

I love ya Tony and you make a point that's for sure. Some people will buy these and swear by them like some other batts for other reasons. BTW I'm still using a Nokia 6010 for texting mainly and emerg. phone calls only. I'm not into stupid phones myself...

In order to understand this a little better, change your point of view from one who has some experience in FE (and like Travis correctly observes : If you have to water cool your battery....youve got something wrong!) and think of yourself as the type of customer who's attracted to the marketing of products like Atomic : Box-Art Decal Boats for the new-to-the-hobby entry level boater. These (if my thinking is correct) are the sport running guys who very likely run long enough to overheat and overdraw their packs so watercooling them might make sense to them. It's all how you look at it. Atomic is in business to move product (as any successful business is) so they see a need (legitimate/sensible or not) and they fill it. Ka-Ching. Of course we're all to sophisticated to fall for any of these silly products (other than that goofy phone-thing in your pocket). And my Pet Rock