Zippy lipo's how are they ?
 

Is there a Lipo section to talk about Lipo's ? if so where is it

I'm wanting Enerland cells but like to know what Zippy's use and how many charges people are getting out of them ?
Does Zippy really give the actual C rating or is it false advertisement as not load tested ?

Thanks

Zippy's are solid cells for the price. I don't own any (yet) so I can't make specific comments. The C ratings definitely are more accurate than the "Max"Amps ratings.

But without price being compared, Enerland cells are the best out there bar none.

thanks .
Anybody else ?

I just ran my Raze Buggy with a MMM, 36-060-2000 medusa and 2 x 4S 2650mAh 30C Flightmax packs with good results. Ran for 10-15min of speed runs and easy bashing (no jumps). The batteries started with 4.15v/cell and ended with 3.82v/cell on all 8 cells. Temp at end of run was 80-82f on the packs, 115f on the motor and ~80f on the MMM. The byggy is geared 46t spur and 15t pinion.

-Brian

Awesome detailed info, let us know how many charges it has been when you start to notice a decrease in run time or performance and charging numbers.

this zippy stuff is new so it would be great if there could be some reviews on them.

Thanks

ANybody have over 15-20+ charges on their Zippy's ?

I have a Rhino 1750mah 25C 2S pack for my RC18T. They are Zippies but under the Rhino name. The hottest they have ever gotten is 97*. I have around 23 charges on the pack and it is still peaking at over 1800mah and the cells are almost always perfectly balanced.

I run 2x 4000mah 25-35c 5s Zippy-H lipos in parallel in my ~13lb GorillaMaxx. Last trip out I got around 20 minutes or more of runtime, with temps around the 90*F mark. Starting voltage was 4.2v per cell, they ended up around 3.6-3.8v IIRC when I decided to end the run as they were starting to loose a bit of punch, though they were nowhere near LVC cutoff level. For the price they cant be beat, just the occasional QC issue with cold solder joints that are easily fixed really. Long term though, I dont think too many people have put enough cycles through their packs to provide info on how much punch they loose after x number of cycles, but I would expect them to last 100+ runs if treated well and balance charged everytime, pretty standard life for lipos.

good deal ,understood. great info again SNeil
maybe I'll take the chance on one, or I guess a Turnigy, now seeing the Z flightmax is on backorder and Turnigy is the replacement.

Wish I could afford Thunder Power.

any other suggestions, brand other than flightpower, ?

thank you very much
almost had a PQ 6s 6000 25 for $150. now I'm shopping again

SMC, hyperion, fantom, Mike's C-Tech batteries.

Zippy is the way to go if your on a budget. I am about to order three more for my emaxx and my upcomming project crawler.

At the number of questions directed towards zippies on this forum we could probly just put up a banner on the main forum page saying, "We support Zippy Lipo batteries, and tanks for visiting RCM!". It would make us look biased which I dought we are but from the number of people that use them on this forum it wouldn't be wrong either.

great idea,

I was just hoping for a Lipo discussion/review section , HINT HINT

everyone interested say " I "


people say " best bang for the buck" does that mean get a cheap battery now, but it wont last or will have problems in half the time a good lipo would last :oops:

Example: Good battery costs $200. lasts 100 + charges
cheap battery costs $100. lasts 50 charges.. half the time.
So here in my opinion the cheap may be worth it if your not racing and by the time the cheap lipo dies out a new better lipo will be out and probably cost less.

Wouldn't you say ?

I don't think you'll have problems with the life of the cells, I have used mine for a while and they are still like day one. As long as you care for them(blanacing, charging right, correct storage ect..)they will treat you well. They are soft cells though so you want to be careful as i've blown a soft pack with a rock getting lodged in it(in my rustler).

As far as making a new section I don't think its really needed as most of us know about the lipos and how they work(some of us more than others) but the new commer will most likely post a thread and we can answer whatever question they have there. Thats just me though so some other people may have other opinions.

ok,
I just thought it would be a nice sticky for reviews on lipo's, but perhaps it would not work with all the new lipos and they will evolve so it then becomes impossible to keep accurate info.

thanks all
Now if I could only order one, (they are all backorderd) :oh: and Turnigy is only 25c

let me let you all in on a little secret

xps lipo's is the new kid on the block and getting rave reviews
do a search and you will find a thread at rcuniverse where many have used them and claim there as good or better than enerlands

I just bought 4 2s 5000mah 30c-50c to run 4s in my boats.... bats where $60 each

sweet thanks bustitup :yipi:
that is a secret. I think a lot of people are buying cheap. just took a look there's a few Out of Stock, I'll have to keep an eye out.
just the C rating I was wanting.
reviews look great just like zippy, but there still new (under 40 cycles)

IS it me or does anyone else see a trend with cheap batteries not staying in the market long and then somethin else comes out ?

seems like Flight Power is still hanging though

Hope you guys are not charging these cheap things in your house or not watching them

I charge mine right on the kitchen counter top and walk away till I hear beeping.

XPS
All the affordable batteries are on BACKORDER jheesh

I've heard the Turnigy 2S 7.4V 5000mAh (15C) is actually a 25-30C.

I ordered me up two of them two days ago, in the morning, I think they're still processing, should still process for another couple days or so, HobbyCity has been getting TONS of orders lately...

What balance board do i need for zippy rhino lipo's ?.

I'm pretty sure it's the Align board.

Got this for my Bantam BC6:
http://www.v2heli.com/eac124.html

Thats what skellyo told me . But he was'nt 100% sure .

Me either, ordered it a couple days ago, came a couple days ago.

What charger do you have?

I'm waiting on my 2 Turnigy's I ordered maybe a week ago.

I have a hyperion eoso610i .

I've had a number of Zippies for over a year.

Overall, I would rate them as Ok, but I don't know I'll buy them again.

They are a ton of power at low prices, but.....

They are always horribly out of balance, and several packs came w/ weak cells. It takes a ton of time to balance them, and one cell was prone to dropping to low voltage while the other ones were still well charged. Therefore it was hard to use the full cap.

Each of my 5s 4000 25C/35C packs has one dead cell. I can't really buy a replacement cell, so at best I can repair them to a pair of 4S packs, or one 5S and one 3S. Sucks.

FWIW, the small 2100 packs I got for the .5 have faired better, but bal still is not so good.

If you are careful shopper, you can find Neu packs for not that much more than Zippies, and they are far, far better packs. Plus Neu has a pretty decent warr. They are always balanced well, and have tons of punch. I think I'll only be getting Neus for a while.

I all ready ordered my rhino's . I have heard more good things about them than i have negitive things . I have talked to several knowledgeable people here & on rctech & they have had nothing but good things to say about them .

Same here...

Hoping the Turnigy's are as good, if not better than the Rhino/Flightmax/Zippy's.

Thank you, just what I wanted to hear and expected

I have seen a number of amazing deals on the Nue batteriesg, but never found the right combination.
I pulled the trigger on a XPS 6s 4000 30/50c , should be here in a few days.
xtreme power systems,

I got my zippy rhino's today from the post office. The cells were very close in voltage before charging. Most of them were 3.9 -3.8 per cell . after charging both packs balanced perfectly to 4.2 volts per cell . I tried one pack the punch feels the same as my NEU 4900 . They are the excat same size as my neu 4900 . They have 10g power wire & a long balance lead . which makes hooking up to the charger easy & will also help when using a lipo sack .

i have an enerland 5s 6000mah pack but i have found that at the end of the run they are quite out of balance one cell is at 3.19 wheras there is one cell at 3.63? it only has 8 runs on it