Venom Lipos, good, bad, ugly?
Hopefully the Traxxas Titan will be here in a few weeks, so i need to get my batt's ordered soon, being a newbie to the Lipo world just doin my homework first. I've been reading the Traxxas forums a little about the Titan and several members have got Venom Lipo's for them, so i've been looking at the Venoms myslelf. Are Venom's any good? I like there "Univeral" plug systems, i could flip the batt's back and forth between my Deans plug equiped boat and the Titan with out having to do any re-wiring. The batt's (i think) i want are the Venom 2s 5000mah 40c hard case batt's. The Integy 5000mah 2s 35c's have caught my attention too. I don't mind spending the money as long as i get my money's worth!
Venom Lipos, good, bad, ugly?
Hey man, I'm new to lipos myself - having just started running them this year.
At first I felt the same about Venom products. I had some Venom NIMH's that were junk, and when their new lipos hit the market this year, I was a little leary.
No, a lot leary!!
Having said that has anyone read the post from Chris Nicastro, Director of R&D
Venom Group Intl. USA?
Quote:
While we are on the subject of Venom Lipos I just want to mention that I have done the majority of Lipo testing here or have overseen it and I have established the protocols and we have tested pretty much all the batteries that are made in the world. What we sell is the best that you can afford for the hobby and we are confident to put our packs to the test with any brand. Yes there are less expensive packs to buy but you get what you pay for. Our packs deliver the power and capacity they advertise. We have discharged packs to the limit to prove this and the results are +/- 95% capacity discharge at Max C rates while maintaining a safe temperature. I dont suggest you try this stress test on your packs as we are willing to destroy them in testing but it proves a point. These are quality Lipo packs. There are a lot of inflated claims and fantastic numbers out there and I'm pleased to say we are not a part of that and our product line shows this. We do not have huge C ratings on our packs in fact they seem conservative but they are real.
Now, is that just sales talk? His statement seems to be in direct contrast with some of the post on this thread.
And by the way - Isn't their new battery called Li-Power.
I bought (2) 40C 5000's (Li-Powers) earlier this year for my UL-1, and they're running strong so far; however the universal plug system may be just an extra step to go through in the heat process. My Deans run 168 degrees on a 5 minute run using a stock 40x52/3.
I have a 40x57/3 in the works - won't this prop heat up more?
Hey Diesel - maybe you can hook me up with those 5.5 bullets. I have no soldering experience.:help: But I'm willing to learn. JM2CW.