A123 M1 Cells from Dewalt 36v packs

[MetalMan]

We can't get all brands of items, especially since Hobby People is a big hobby shop (23 stores, and a website).

[starscream]

I just got another Solderless power tube today from modelelectronicscorp.com
Pete was originally able to sell these cells individually for $13.50 each but A123 increased the price. He now sells them for $15.50 each. I guess I should have bought more sooner :007: The nice thing about Pete's cells is they have never seen solder and they do not have tabs. Money is definetly a factor but buying Dewalt packs have several caviats that could possibly out weigh the initial cost savings (dealing with possible crapy ebay sellers, receiving damaged or bad packs/cells, extra time spent tearing down and building a pack from scratch). I guess I probably sound lazy but I like a good product and would rather spend a few extra bucks to get it done right than to mess something up.

Pete does have a phantom cell solution but He is waiting for the first order to arrive. I'll convert my 2 cell pack to a 3 cell pack as soon as I can.

My current 6 cell setup gets a flat 15 min on the short track. Thats only charged to around 85-90% so I'm hoping 7 cells will squeek out an extra minute for those 15 min mains.

Since the SPT's don't have balancing wires, I'll have to disassemble the packs to balance the cells individualy. I'm using the LipoDapter so the cells never reach full charge so I'm thinking I'll probably balance them every 15-20 cycles.