Uh oh, did I ruin my SMC Lipo's?

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Is it the LVC that causes the truck to run and then all of a sudden stop when I try to run it?

The short answer is- Yes. The LVC should really be set to 3.2vC. That will prevent any damage from being done to the pack.

I'm noticing that im not getting a total of 6000mAh of charge anymore like I did when I first got them. Now its dropping and the batterys don't even have 20 runs in them. Now im really freaking out.

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

I'm noticing that im not getting a total of 6000mAh of charge anymore like I did when I first got them. Now its dropping and the batterys don't even have 20 runs in them. Now im really freaking out.

5982mah returned isn't bad at all. Looks like you have yourself a very healthy lipo there.

But if you're freaking out and it's being hard on your nerves, you can send them to me. No More Worries. LOL

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

5982mah returned isn't bad at all. Looks like you have yourself a very healthy lipo there.

But if you're freaking out and it's being hard on your nerves, you can send them to me. No More Worries. LOL

That was when I charged them for the first time, now its barely over 5520mah

[lincpimp]

A MT running 4s can pull some juice... I have a feeling you are pushing the SMC packs a bit more than they like. If you are hitting the lvc and not getting the rated mah back into the pack (within 100mah or so) you have a higher amp draw than the lipo cells like. Temps are not really as good of an indication as Mah used... I guess keep using them and see what happens. Keep a log of runtimes, pack temps (not really useful as you have hardcase lipos), other component temps, mah used and balance condition. That will give you some info to go by if you plan to question SMC about their product.