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Originally Posted by SPC Racing
I've been following this thread since it started and finally decided to post. Does anyone remember 5 years or so ago when "they" advertised GP3300, Nimh as, "These cells do not have "matching stickers" on them but are matched by voltage .... 100% money back guarantee to be at least 1.18's on YOUR EQUIPMENT." Very little information on test parameters was mentioned, no voltage-termination cutoff points and no temperatures of any kind, plus the cells had no labels on them to verify they were in fact matched and when tested the cells were average at best, showing average voltages in the neighborhood of 1.165 to 1.175 Volts. As for being matched, well let’s just say they were not matched at all, at least not in a way that other battery companies within the RC industry were matching cells and packs at the time! There was actually info and data posted on URC at the time about this.
They were masters of illusion, not necessarily lying, but working the edge of industry accepted definitions. My point, forward to 2010 and ask what has changed regarding this advertising method other than the cell chemistry? Answer - Nothing. |
Yes, that's why I will never and have never bought their batts. I saw this when they were selling GP3300 packs on ebay way back when. They were selling 6 cell packs for ~$5 more than everyone else, and promised ridiculous cell voltage numbers on
untested, unmatched and unproven cells.
Their guarantee was complete BS, as they knew no one would ever actually test the cells with proper equipment, but it sounded like a killer deal compared to the high end matched packs. They sold tons of them with this scam.
This is their business model. BS all the specs, hype the batts, target the suckers, overcharge to give illusion of quality, and cash in.
IMO, they are ebay scam artists made big. They would make Nigerian 419'ers proud. I don't get too involved in all these bashing threads (which they always become) as its rather pointless anymore. If you are foolish enough to pay for their overpriced, shabby little packs, you haven't been paying attn. Loads of people are, which says more about consumers than them at this point.
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