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Originally Posted by fastbaja5b
Obviously we're not Maxamps target demographic. These are aimed at cashed up people with no concept or understanding of lipos, higher numbers must be better here have my cash. Those of us who have taken the time and effort to research and actually have an understanding sadly make up a very small portion of the market.
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I do not think that is the point of this thread. From all accounts I would say that very few of us here on RCM are buying these battery packs. Mostly because a lot of us have already been burned by Maxamps already with past experiences dealing with them, and just do not trust their shady business practices period. It is up to them to change that view, and that is what this thread is all about. I don't know if their cells are any better or worse than the rest of them, but Maxamps has been charging a very high amount over what the rest of them have been since the start of R/C Lipos in general.
I think more to the point that the people who are regulars here on RCM are tired of seeing people being lied to and scammed by products and ads like this one. Plus by asking the questions that we have been asking in here over the last few weeks have provided enough info for the average person visiting here to take a close look at what is being done by Maxamps to question whether they should be buying anything from them.
This started out to be a venue in which Maxamps has had a chance to step up and provide us with some level of validity to their new ad which states "TRUE 150C race ready Lipos". You tell me. Have they taken this chance and provided anyone with some thread of evidence to back this ad up? Or maybe changed the ad to make it more realistic or believable, or more in line with what the rest of the industry provides in the way of specs, which are usually continuous C and bust C ratings. Honesty is the best policy. Anything else will kill a business eventually
Honestly all I have read so far is that these batteries are claimed to be a little bit better than their regular cells. The best change that I have read so far is the fact that Maxamps has finally stopped with the added cost of insurance for purchasing thier batteries. Just having that included is a step in the right direction, but we are still hearing stories that they are back peddling on the coverage with excuses about "Oh well that is not covered". Has anyone ever dealt with them and actually gotten a bad Lipo cell or pack replaced? I have never read or heard of one yet.