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magman · **Zippy battery cell quality -** 02.09.2009, 11:54 PM

Is there a difference in cells between these 2 as far as quality goes.....just curious that's all. I know that 1 is rated at a higher c rating. Is the cell quality the same?

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...5C_Lipoly_Pack

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...0mAh_3S1P_30C_

Sammus · 02.10.2009, 07:42 AM

The C rating is usually (read: shoud be) a reflection of the cell quality. But since there is zero standard for these C ratings, theyre basically useless.

That's said, Ive tried every cheap cell money can buy (ie no enerland cells haha) except for those new 'flightmax' packs. So far the rhinos are the best quality by a long way. Next on my list is those 25C flightmax's.

magman · 02.10.2009, 08:01 AM

I have 2 Zippy's already, I noticed the newer Flightmax line and wondered if they were the same as the regular cells. People have been having great success w/the reg. cells and I was hoping that the same was true for the newer line

RUSTY XL-5 · 02.10.2009, 10:15 AM

I just got 2 of the flightmaxxs of the 2nd link you posted. I havn't had a chance to use them yet, but they look very good. I know its on the inside what counts, but they did arrive in VERY good balance:

B1: 3.88,3.88,3.88

B2: 3.88,3.89,3.89

I say get the flightmaxes.

jzemaxx · 02.10.2009, 11:06 AM

We just ran 2 X 3S Flightmax's on my buddy's E-revo MMM.....Very nice battery indeed.

joeling · 02.10.2009, 11:20 AM

Are u referring to the 5000mah Flighmax's ? They are 50mm wide & they fit nicely in the E-REVO battery compartment ?

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Originally Posted by jzemaxx

We just ran 2 X 3S Flightmax's on my buddy's E-revo MMM.....Very nice battery indeed.

Regards,
Joe Ling

jzemaxx · 02.10.2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by joeling

Are u referring to the 5000mah Flighmax's ? They are 50mm wide & they fit nicely in the E-REVO battery compartment ?

Regards,
Joe Ling

Yes the 5000's and yes they do fit.

joeling · 02.10.2009, 12:52 PM

Good info thanks.

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Originally Posted by jzemaxx

Yes the 5000's and yes they do fit.

Regards,
Joe Ling

magman · 02.10.2009, 12:59 PM

Thanks all for your responses....

02:15 PM

I run a couple of the Zippy-H 5000 20-30c 3s packs in a VXL Slash geared 29/76. Never had an issue with them running hot, showing any sign of stress or going out of balance. Even at cut off the cells are usually within 0.01-0.02 of each other in terms of voltage, and they take a good 4900 back. Good power and runtime too, even with the silly gearing and heavier Slash.

Considering that they set me back the price of a couple of decent 6 cell nimh packs I am well impressed with them.

02.10.2009, 05:41 PM

I was checking out these packs too. On the Flightmax 30c. The dimensions are all different on some of the packs. The 4s is 140x48x33mm and the 3s is 143x50x24mm.
I wanted to put the 4s in a rustler. I wonder if it would fit?

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idproduct=8588
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idproduct=8587

Sammus · 02.10.2009, 08:39 PM

That info on HC isn't the best, sometimes the measurements are out by a couple mm.

My brother had some zippy-h's both which had a cell that would always discharge more quickly than the others. he ran 6s in a savage conversion, and packs got a bit of warmth to them. still going strong though. The rhinos own though haha.

MetalMan · 02.10.2009, 09:03 PM

Nothing but good luck with the Rhino packs here. My buggy has been running a 4s 4900mah Rhino pack for some time now without any issues. A couple weeks ago I got 2x Rhino 4s 3700mah 20C packs to run 8s 3700mah in my extended Savage with a Medusa 36-80-1100. So far so good! On the way I have 2x Rhino 6s 3700mah 20C to run in parallel in my XLB (6s 7400mah!). I also run a Zippy-H 5s 5000mah in my truggy with a Medusa 36-60-1600. Can't beat it for the price!

magman · 02.10.2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalMan

Nothing but good luck with the Rhino packs here. My buggy has been running a 4s 4900mah Rhino pack for some time now without any issues. A couple weeks ago I got 2x Rhino 4s 3700mah 20C packs to run 8s 3700mah in my extended Savage with a Medusa 36-80-1100. So far so good! On the way I have 2x Rhino 6s 3700mah 20C to run in parallel in my XLB (6s 7400mah!). I also run a Zippy-H 5s 5000mah in my truggy with a Medusa 36-60-1600. Can't beat it for the price!

Thanks For you input....I will be needing 3 or 4 5s packs in a month or so for my revo conversion.

02.11.2009, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cartwheels

I was checking out these packs too. On the Flightmax 30c. The dimensions are all different on some of the packs. The 4s is 140x48x33mm and the 3s is 143x50x24mm.
I wanted to put the 4s in a rustler. I wonder if it would fit?

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idproduct=8588
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idproduct=8587

Looks like it would fit. The Zippy H are some of the biggest cells in terms of physical size and therefore some of the biggest packs around. My 3s just fits into my Slash without an extension kit for height and they are listed at 160 x 51 x 24mm. So provided those dimensions are correct within a couple of mm you should be able to drop that 4s pack into a Rustler as long as you can get or make a hold down for it.