solderless power tubes for a123 batteries

[jlustig83]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

I've seen them- I wouldnt trust them as far as I could poop them out my butt.

You need solid solder joints made with good quality solder; the solderless tubes seem to use liquid paste inbetween the cells to make the electrical connections... big thumbs down on that idea.

you are probably right. They could at least make balancing tap on there batts.

[starscream]

Originally Posted by jlustig83

you are probably right. They could at least make balancing tap on there batts.

Yes, I have used these packs and they are great. I would use these packs exclusively if they had the same energy density as Lipo's.

Apposed to popular belief, you do NOT need to balance these cells often. People who want you to buy their balancers would have you belive this so they can sell you more products. The thing about these packs is that they can be assembled & disassembled quickly so you can check the cells individually if/when needed. I've never had to balanced a pack yet.