Traxxas 11.1v 8.400 mah lipos are HUGE

[Fluxn81]

Hey you guys arent looking at the Traxxas site for the prices are you? I was going to buy my Spartan directly from them which you can do, but they charge a lot more for everything. In fact the guy I talked to at Traxxas told me there business is selling to hobby shops and such, and thats where the money is. If Traxxas cut there prices, then they might squeeze out some of there steady on going business. And as well he suggested I go to Tower Hobbies as they have every thing Traxxas sells and a lot cheaper. I payed like $75.00 a piece for the 5.000 mah's and the two 8.400's set me back $230.00. I just like Tower because they have been around since the 70's, and I have spent a lot of money with them over the years, I'm sure somebody knows a better place to get them or they know a better brand than Traxxas, and thats good, and also there oppinion.

Still way too much for the Traxxas name. You're paying about double for lipos that are no better than the rest. Be sure to take a look at the sites we have posted.

[Warlock]

Thank you very much. I have tons to learn about the lipos.

[Brushless55]

Yeah, I just looked up the prices. What a rip. I'll never overpay for a lipo, again.

Checkout...

http://www.hobbypartz.com/gensacelipo.html

http://www.hobbypartz.com/sky.html

Only 25c, but they pump out 210 continuous amps..........more than double what the motor pulls.

Warlock...............you may have, or still may, consider two 6s packs to run 6s2p with the same, or more, mah as the 8400's.

Two of these will give you 8000mah and 320 continuous amps for $108 total - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...arehouse_.html

Two of these, 10,000 mah and 400 continuous amp discharge for $118 total! - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s..._6S1P_40C.html

You always have great finds man!
and it helps us FE guys save lots and lots of cash!!

[Warlock]

Man, you sure have that thing running nice! I'm not sure I would change a thing performance-wise. I mean obviously the cooling mods would be nice because you are definitely getting some long 6s runtimes now. I also did that mod where you stick a rubber grommet between the strut and transome. All of the grease stayed in the stuffing tube with the exception of a small drip from the oiling hole on the strut. That's a $2 mod that's well worth it. It's the cleanest and driest (in the hull) my boat has been after a run.

Also, my 5s should show up today but I won't be able to run them until all of my connectors and wires arrive so I can make a parallel connector. Maybe then I'll make a video.

You know I did the same mod with the grommet to keep the grease in, and had very good results with still quite a bit of grease left all over the cable pretty much and just as you said, I had a bit come out the oil hole on the strut. A good improvement, simple and cheap, "Kinda like me"

[GTRhino24]

You always have great finds man!
and it helps us FE guys save lots and lots of cash!!

How do the Zippy compare to the others like Gens Ace? I have a couple new 5s Zippys sitting here waiting on my connectors and wires to arrive from Hong Kong. I'm dying to try them out.

[Fluxn81]

You know I did the same mod with the grommet to keep the grease in, and had very good results with still quite a bit of grease left all over the cable pretty much and just as you said, I had a bit come out the oil hole on the strut. A good improvement, simple and cheap, "Kinda like me"

I just did the mod and it's pretty cool. I forgot to grease the drive line the last time I ran it had a little bit of rust on it. Sucks, but hopefully it will hold up better.