Hey guys. Pretty new around here. I just had a read of this thread and read a comment about the SMC packs. I always read good things about them on other forums and thought about trying some. Now I am a little bit puzzled. Can it be true that a battery rated at 100A continuous, like a Turnigy 5000mah 20C, really be more powerful than a 9000mah 28C SMC battery which should be good for 252A according to the manufacturer?

All I have used so far in my cars and heli have been Turnigy, Zippy and Rhino batts. They have held up great with no issues what so ever. Tons of punch (standing backflips on 4S with ease) and run very cool but I wanted to get the SMC 9000 for my Revo for long bash sessions. Now I am left scratching my head. Am I better off with purchasing more lipos from Hobbyking instead? I would really hate to ruin my good run with lipos with an expensive mistake.

Also are the SMC and SPC pack related? They seem to have same capacities and discharge rates on some of their packs. Dimensions look very similar too.

Sorry to the OP for taking your thread off topic.