Originally Posted by thzero

This needs to be posted on the website. The website has plenty of 'True 150C' marketing lingo on it, but has nothing that says what it is. Perhaps next to the "Lipo Care Page" there needs to be an "Lipo Explanation Page" that explains what you mean by your various terms, spelled out. Do other battery resellers do it? Maybe not, but here is your chance to set yourself apart in the industry, and perhaps set something positive going forward.



That being said. I would highly suggest that you get in touch with ThunderPower, SMC, (and other US or Canadian based battery resellers) etc. and figure out a common set of testing scenarios you can all live with and publish. They all need to play by the same rules, same can't really be said of the HongKong/Chinese/et al. companies.

Also talk to the motor and ESC (CC, Novak, Tekin, etc.) guys and find out their exact needs.

Enough of the "black magic", people want facts and want to know what they are spending their hard earned cash on, especially given the economic times in which we are currently embroiled.

As for the pricing, I'll go dig up and post a pic of it if I can find the mag again. But unfortunately you need to deal with the HongKong, etc. competitors as well as western based competitors. You need to deal in facts, not rants, about why your pricing is high versus theirs. Trashing other companies to defend yourself, well that just makes you look bad (something politicians have yet to learn). And when I say "you" I mean MaxAmps as a company, not any specific person.

Bottom line, people will buy a quality and competively priced product that is backed by good customer service. Look at CC as one example of a smaller player in the industry, compared to say HPI/Traxxas. Excellent product, excellent customer service (really beyond excellent). Yes more expensive than say some of the overseas companies (which is not to say overseas products are bad, etc), but people still buy and use CC products.

Originally Posted by mistercrash

I have to point out something to you Mr Wilcox, you keep on thanking us for our patience. Well it looks to me that you are the one who has been very patient with us so I thank you in return. You have represented your company very well up to now.



THIS is the testing I would like to see, it was mentionned before by someone else IIRC. You don't even have to go up to 487.5 amps. If Maxamps' new race lipo can handle a continuous 450 amp load through its full discharge without swelling or be damaged, THAT would be impressive. With the graph posted of course. I like graphs.