Hyperion G3 vs. Turnigy lipo

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by BrianG

So the package says... But when you get a brand new back where the voltage in one cell drops all by itself when just sitting there, it's hard to believe.

Soldering the 8GA wire to Deans is no big deal. I just tin the end and use my dremel to make a little flat spot so it makes better contact to the solder tab without using a ton of solder. No harder than 12GA IMO.

+1 to that

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by ReV:-O

if you solder on 12awg wire, arn't you limiting the current flow? i mean, it must come with 8awg for a reason, no?

i've got a pair of Neuenergy 5000mah lipos at the moment, and i did a poor job of soldering on the deans. The power I get from them is not as much as I should be getting, and i'm also getting 45 minutes of runtime whereas i should be getting around 20 minutes. i think its because due to my bad soldering, the current has been reduced.

I've used 14g wire before, and it doesnt deliver any worse power than the 10-12g I have at present; again, for what we do there is a point where you wont see any improvement from using larger wire or connectors. If the wire and connectors arent getting overly warm or hot, then they arent being saturated by the current ( which is what generates the heat ultimately ).

If you have issues with deans, then bullets would be much better as they are super easy to solder, as with the EC5 connectors too- they just have a plastic casing that the bullets press into, making them act something like a TRX connector in essence.

You do need a good iron regardless of the connector type though- I use a 40watt iron for my bullets, though deans probably need something closer to 80watts. Probably...

[mistercrash]

I am surprised at the poor performance of Polyquest packs compared to the other ones.

As for connectors, I used Deans, EC3 and now 5.5 bullets. EC5 would have been much better than EC3 but I prefer my bullets over anything I've tried or seen even though I didn't try some of them.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

I am surprised at the poor performance of Polyquest packs compared to the other ones.

As for connectors, I used Deans, EC3 and now 5.5 bullets. EC5 would have been much better than EC3 but I prefer my bullets over anything I've tried or seen even though I didn't try some of them.

I tried ec5's but i didnt like them- pain in the but to connect and disconnect- a nice pair of broken in deans can be split with one hand.

[ReV:-O]

with bullets isnt that dangerous cos the ends of the lipo can touch and short out?

[suicideneil]

Ever heard of heatshrink tubing, and of only using female connectors on the batts? > no short circuits

[Unsullied_Spy]

I've been impressed with my Turnigy packs, they're in a totally different league than my Maxamps packs and have held up extremely well under heavy load. I had accidentally geared my 14 pound Muggy for about 90 MPH and was able to do standing backflips and wheelies on command at any speed with just the 20-30C 5000 mAH 3s packs (2 in series). They held up longer than my tires, and the only thing that has gone wrong with them is I blew a solder joint attaching 2 of the solder tabs. VERY impressed with these packs. I bought some Hyperion G3s and the 5c charging is awesome and they are all-around excellent packs but for the money I'm sticking with Turnigy.