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skellyo · **Rant: People using cheap batts -** 02.15.2007, 04:29 PM

Ok here goes:

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It seems there are many folks intelligent enough to be able to set up and use multiple electric RC's, but simply lack the understanding of what a battery with a poor C rating does under load. I see people on other forums lately posting links to the cheapie Tenergy 3500 sub-C packs on eBay and proclaiming them as great cells. Do these people know what a great cell is? How on earth can a sub-C capable of a 10C max discharge rate be a good cell?

Aside from that, how cheap do you really have to be to buy a $12 battery pack when you have at least a $2-300 vehicle? Ok, so I know there are many out there in the RC World that simply buy something because it has a high capacity and is cheap, but anyone old enough to be a member of any online RC forum should know that you pretty much get what you pay for.
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Ok, I'm done ranting now. I just get aggravated at things like that and think it's sort of like buying a new HDTV and only feeding it a standard definition video input. Sure, it'll work, but what a waste of $ if you're not using the performance capabilities.

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skellyo RC-Monster Brushless Offline Posts: 2,466 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida	Rant: People using cheap batts - 02.15.2007, 04:29 PM Ok here goes: [RANT] It seems there are many folks intelligent enough to be able to set up and use multiple electric RC's, but simply lack the understanding of what a battery with a poor C rating does under load. I see people on other forums lately posting links to the cheapie Tenergy 3500 sub-C packs on eBay and proclaiming them as great cells. Do these people know what a great cell is? How on earth can a sub-C capable of a 10C max discharge rate be a good cell? Aside from that, how cheap do you really have to be to buy a $12 battery pack when you have at least a $2-300 vehicle? Ok, so I know there are many out there in the RC World that simply buy something because it has a high capacity and is cheap, but anyone old enough to be a member of any online RC forum should know that you pretty much get what you pay for. [/RANT] Ok, I'm done ranting now. I just get aggravated at things like that and think it's sort of like buying a new HDTV and only feeding it a standard definition video input. Sure, it'll work, but what a waste of $ if you're not using the performance capabilities.