What is this BS Castle is feeding this customer?

What a valuable lesson......Don't use MaxAmps packs....As big of a product the MMM is this could spell disaster for MaxAmps

Originally Posted by jnev

Well, I know DickyT for one, was running a TrueRC pack... and I am sure not everyone ran a Max Amps pack.

performance wise the True RC packs are comparable to MaxAmps

[luvsrc]

NaHHHHHH........ someone is trying to make fire for the two companies..I dont believe this,I have no problems running my MM on 4 s lipo on my OLD maxamps 8000 mah with 14-15C rating

[rabosi]

Is it april's fool or something? This makes no sense electrically. As mentioned before if the batts were getting loaded too much, then the lvc would trip.

Originally Posted by DRIFT_BUGGY

So all 5 or 6 MMM's that have failed have been running Maxamp packs?

True RC 5s 8000mah, batteries never even got warm.

It seems like someone is trying to stir the pot.

It sure doesn't make any sense, I would think if this were the case, Castle would have had warnings included in their packaging and the info would be all over the boards.

[jayjay283]

seems a bit odd especially on the day maxamps is having a 1 day only free 3 year/300 cycle warranty sale...still glad I didnt buy any lol

Originally Posted by jayjay283

seems a bit odd especially on the day maxamps is having a 1 day only free 3 year/300 cycle warranty sale...still glad I didnt buy any lol

I got an email today about that....I saw the 3yr/300cycle sale in the subject line and never read the email, I promptly deleted the junk

[mkrusedc]

Originally Posted by jnev

Well, I know DickyT for one, was running a TrueRC pack... and I am sure not everyone ran a Max Amps pack.

That was different. His BEC probably died.

This is the MMM is supposedly killing the cheaper batteries.

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

So has anyone called CC to confirm this or has only 1 person posted in on RCTECH.net?

[hootie7159]

i was using a 5s 8000mah truerc lipo as well...nothing even got warm b/c i didn't run it that long...maybe at the most 2min. WOT form standstill....then a few speed runs...I used the ESC brakes and everything worked fine....truggy stopped after I punched it from a rolling reverse to WOT...no smoke....no plastic burning smell.....no binding in the drive train it free rolls like a champ....all of my electronics we're barely warm to the touch...the biggest problem was that the castlelink wouldn't recognize the monster.... ..i doubt its the lipos...but IDK i'm not the expert here......i'[m sure patrick and bernie will get to the bottom of this esp when all the dead monsters arrive.....

[jfruge]

All I can say is better take your "hip waders" with you if you head over to the 1/8th scale conversion thread on RCT...... its getting deep......

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Just got this off RCTECH
The CC tech support guy said the MaxAmps 4s2p packs are made with old cells, technology wise. He said if they were 4s1p they might work. He said that the MaxAmps 4p 5000 packs were better than the 6000 packs, but he pretty much said your taking your chances using MaxAmps packs with the MMM.

[TDC57]

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I cant even write this with a straight face..

I agree with everyone who thinks this reeks of bull. And how the hell would using maxamps packs kill the MMM? And furthermore, why would maxamps shoot themselves in the foot by stating their batteries do not work with one of the most anticipated ESCs of the past few years? That's business suicide for higher voltage packs IMO. It's like saying "Well...our products really are THAT crappy, so we don't suggest you use them for certain things. You can get buy with a bare minimum setup, but if you want to go big, go with someone else please!"

Yup....something is amiss! This info also comes from RCtech...so I'm not suprised that it's odd (there seems to be a need for "hip waders" as jfruge said over at RCtech anyway).