Looking for "safe", long-running Lipos for my set-up

[magman]

Mike is having a great sale on Polyquest li-po's at the moment. Are you running a single battery or dual?

If you are running a single or dual set up, ...the PQ or the Hyperion G3 line is excellent. Your 9xl is not the best quality motor so you will have to pay close attention to temps.

Hard to believe that you still have a v1 mmm esc. You can send it in for a free upgrade if you wish.

If you are running a single batt set up, go w/ a 30c rated battery..such as the ones I mentioned above. If you go w/a dual set up, you can go for a lower c rated battery...20c seeing as you are pulling from 2 batts. instead of one.

Actually, I would spend the money on the ccneu 2200kv motor and a battery...even if it means only getting 1 batt. The ccneu motor on 5s would do well in your Revo and run cool and it is a much, much, much better motor than the 9xl you have.

[loa]

Thanks for the info; some questions:

Originally Posted by magman

Your 9xl is not the best quality motor so you will have to pay close attention to temps.

When I bought it, my choice was pretty much a 9XL or pay 3-4 times the price for a Neu. Have things changed since then?

Originally Posted by magman

Hard to believe that you still have a v1 mmm esc. You can send it in for a free upgrade if you wish.

Did not know that. Are the newer versions a lot better? Haven't had a single problem with mine yet. (Only about 25 bashing sessions though.)

Originally Posted by magman

If you go w/a dual set up, you can go for a lower c rated battery...20c seeing as you are pulling from 2 batts. instead of one.

So with costs aside, I'd be better off with 2 30C batteries?

Thanks

Loa

[JThiessen]

I think the answer may depend on your reason for wanting a battery that may or many not puff...

Is it fear of replacement cost? Is it fear of fire/damage to other parts of your rig?

If its the previous - get yourself some zippy's (or whatever the current label on them is), and run them till the die/explode/fade away/whatever, then buy another set.
If its the latter, then you'd be better off with PQ's, Mikes packs, Neu's, etc. From what I've been able to read (or absorb from reading....), you will better protect your ESC with a higher C rating, if that rating is in fact believable.