I am wrong about MaxAmps.

[glassdoctor]

I have talked to Austin many times since he first got into the biz, and he has always come across as a good guy imo. It's no surprise that John has a positive report after a phone call. Jason has been more abrasive it seems and obviously has caused some trouble on the forums with his "style".

I tend to not count that against MA in general... though they do ultimately answer for the conduct of their reps in some way. MA is not the only company with this kind of issue. (SMC comes to mind...)

Here's the deal imo... it appears that TrueRC may rate their packs conservatively and MA may push the ratings more to the edge. The industry has ratings all over the place. It's not like MA is alone in having "optimistic" C ratings. It's the norm really. Not many choose to "de-rate" their product.

I agree there are other brands that perform better, so don't misunderstand. I got better #'s from my Core 5000 than from my MA pack. But on the track they both run great.

In any case... the whole C rating thing is out of control and should be taken "with a grain of salt". I know one company who doesn't put a rating on their packs at all, because they want to stay out of the whole mess.

I'm very confident that Austin is not trying to BS the R/C community and sell crap. He's not their to make a quick buck... he's their to build a good reputable business. I think the lynch mob effect has happened here at RCM. Go to rcgroups.com where MA has had a good presence for a long time and those plane guys are "lipo-nuts"... I don't recall you any of this type of reaction and bad talk.

Also... don't forget that I have posted graphs of MA packs that are pretty good. The ones posted recently where the voltage fell on it's face at like 30-40 amps just isn't right based on what I have seen. My results are completely different.

Oh, and I have killed two MA packs... both my fault. One I shorted out, and one (I forgot about last time this came up) I left plugged in and found it at about 0v (4s pack) a couple weeks later. Both packs ran ok for a while but eventually puffed, as expected.

I'm getting some fresh MA packs soon.

Just a different take.

[lutach]

Some folks will see the bad side of Jason in rcgroups. Go there and you will see some guys complaining already. This is what I like: http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/mai...an=PRC&cat=PXQ. They did their homework and wow. I like how they post the Factory C rate and the Ideal C Rate. MA has been in this industry long enough and they should do the same. I would never say a 2100mAh pack made from 15C cells are 20C. If I had 15C rate from the factory, I would just say 10C so people wouldn't try and blame me for any abuse of the pack. Play safe now or feel sorry later. Example: My controller are rated from the place that's doing them for 15S lipos, but I'm going to go with 14S just to give a bigger margin.