[MetalMan]

Funny thing, I have dealt with MA before, but this was 2+ years ago, well before their marketing increase (and Jason...).

First up was a Maxamps 3s 4200mah 12C pack that I ran in a 1/8 buggy with a Feigao 8L and MGM Comrpo 12012, about 3 years ago (my first Lipo). As you can imagine I was pushing this battery hard and eventually it puffed.

Second was 4s 6300mah saddle style (2x 2s) about 2 years ago. This was 4s3p of 2100mah 15C cells. One parallel group puffed a couple cells, and I was talking with Austin and asked that he replace the whole pack because replacing only 3 cells would lead to an imbalance in the pack, to which he agreed. After I received the battery back from MA I was shocked to see that only the 3 cells had been replaced and discontinued use of that battery. Over the years I have used those cells for various things like transmitter batteries.

Third, also about 2 years ago, was a 4s 5000mah (pre-copper tab) battery. This one had pretty good performance but would get hot. Let's just say this battery had a cell that started leaking and that pack has resided in an ammo can for the last 1.5+ years. Didn't even bother with replacement on that one.

For the guy running 3s 8000mah in his buggy, it actually works out because the local track is an indoor 1/10 offroad (small-ish).