Duratrax NiMH cells, any good ?

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  • G Doggett
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 446
    #1

    Duratrax NiMH cells, any good ?

    Hi
    Are the Duratrax DTX4200 6 cell flat packs from Tower any good ?
    They have soldered tabs and are priced at $86.48 for two.
    Graham.
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    • Mich. Maniac
      Banned
      • Apr 2007
      • 1384
      #2
      I honestly dont know but was looking at them myself. Kinda pricey for me considering I was just gonna use them in recovery boat. Take a chance and let us know. For know I was just gonna pick up some 2000MAh nicd sticks from Steven. like 20.00 for 2.

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        • yz120
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2007
          • 233
          #3
          i have been running 4 d/t 3600`s for over a year now and they still work great.

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            • tylerm
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2007
              • 310
              #4
              .

              Noel just down the road from me got some the other week from tower, they look great, but he hasn't used them yet(boat is still in the works).
              I saw anothere guy either here or on RRR use the in a cambell classic with the SV27 combo, with good results.
              Hope this helps,
              Might see u(and the triton? ) sunday?
              Tyler.

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                • G Doggett
                  Senior Member
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 446
                  #5
                  Don't bother !!!!
                  I bought a pair with some other gear from Tower ( silly me ) and after cycling them at least 4 times the best I can get from them is 3200 mah.
                  They either use different 'amps' in China or the rating is BS.
                  Some of my 3 year old used and abused 3800 cells from OSE still perform better than these.
                  Ah well, live and learn.
                  Graham.

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                    • SJFE
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 4735
                      #6
                      Graham I always wonder how long Nimh packs have been sitting around with out being taken care of. This is the main reason I would only buy them from one place.

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                        • Ctonez
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 404
                          #7
                          If they're relatively fresh, they're pretty good as I understand it...these were all that Grim, Russ, and the other guys from AquaCraft/Futaba were running at the Nats (NW FE version) last year. Nearly everyone else ran Lipos.
                          I haven't had any personal experience other than running my Nimh-powered SV against theirs'. Those packs have plenty of power when in good condition. Pretty sure Grim set a record with those in his hydro.
                          Sounds like yours were oldy-moldy...sucks.

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                            • H&MWill
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 623
                              #8
                              I have 4 packs of 4200's that I use in my SV's ive had them about a year and a half and they work great. Not as good as IB cells but still better than any Venom pack.
                              Many issues!!!

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