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thzero · 11.16.2009, 07:58 PM

JThiessen, well said. IMO too many people see the prices from "HobbyKing" and automatically assume all other battery vendors are shafting them and absolutely refuse to turn the argument around and say "wait a minute, why are they the only one that is so low"?

Everyone wants to demand accountability from MaxAmps, ThunderPower, SMC (anyone see the latest Epic, cough Trinity, ad that has the red letters SMC throughout their advertisements?), Hyperion (they are in HK), etc. But I've yet to see any call, except my own of course, for "HobbyKing" to be held accountable.

It'd be nice to see for each LiPo back the exact specifications of each cell in the pack. Along with testing methodology and performance charts. Then again, you'd still have to take those with a grain of salt, unless they could be backed up by independent testing, as they'll go through the marketing machine and get fudged anyways.

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thzero RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 800 Join Date: Oct 2009	11.16.2009, 07:58 PM JThiessen, well said. IMO too many people see the prices from "HobbyKing" and automatically assume all other battery vendors are shafting them and absolutely refuse to turn the argument around and say "wait a minute, why are they the only one that is so low"? Everyone wants to demand accountability from MaxAmps, ThunderPower, SMC (anyone see the latest Epic, cough Trinity, ad that has the red letters SMC throughout their advertisements?), Hyperion (they are in HK), etc. But I've yet to see any call, except my own of course, for "HobbyKing" to be held accountable. It'd be nice to see for each LiPo back the exact specifications of each cell in the pack. Along with testing methodology and performance charts. Then again, you'd still have to take those with a grain of salt, unless they could be backed up by independent testing, as they'll go through the marketing machine and get fudged anyways.