Cheapest places for batteries

[Serum]

I thought it was 1.18 @ 30A load..

[|2evo /\/\an]

oh, 115$...
now i just need a controller but they are expensive me thinks, LOL

[Serum]

(don't tell your girl... ;) )

[Dafni]

No, don't tell your parents :D

Quality has its price.

[RC-Monster Mike]

Matched packs aren't cheap. It also depends on the voltage and runtime of the matched pack (low end = $50/pack, high end = $75/pack). Even the low end are good cells, but the high end have more voltage and more runtime.

[captain harlock]

How much do you take for the IBC 3800 packs? I need the good ones ofcourse.

[RC-Monster Mike]

How many cells, Captain? The best 6 cell matched pack (to be assembled) are around $70.

[SpEEdyBL]

I think I would settle for 6 loose gp cells at promatchracing. They're 32.99 each and 1.17v @ 30 amps. You can also buy 6 IB 3800 cells for 43.19 or something like that with numbers 1.175v. If you wan't your packs assembled, they cost $5 more. I bought matched 7 cell gp packs from them a year. The packs are still in use.

[RC-Monster Mike]

I sell 6 loose cells, unmatched for $30 on this site(same 1.17 or better voltage). Similar price on the IBC 3800s for matched cells as well.

[starscream]

OK,
I don't know if you guys know about these but here's a link to pete's site where he sells Solderless Battery Tubes

These packs are great! If a single cell goes bad, its easy to replace it.

So, you could buy loose IB cells from mike and simply make a pack with NO SOLDER. I use these packs with GP 3700's and 2200's and beat nitros all day long :D
As long as the IB's are the same diameter as the GP's, they'll fit fine.

[Dafni]

Mike, any comments about these tubes?

[Serum]

I too saw them a few months ago, the numbers look good, they have got an ultimate low resistance.. One comment from my side; they don't fit a gmaxx chassis.. And i don't know how they hold on a bumpy truck..

If they work well though, they would be the thing to get, lower resistance, easy to make your own packs and easy to service the packs if needed

[starscream]

I've ran these tubes for two years now and they have worked well in my gmaxx, revo and my mbx5.
As far as the gmaxx chassis, they will fit, no problem. I ran two ten cell packs(took a little work to get the steering servo clearance and the velcro straps around) but you can fit 8 cells on each side with little to no problem. With the andersen/sermos connectors, you can easily connect multiple packs together in series.

Here's pics of my gmaxx with the tubes:




I know the velcro straps should go the other direction but I wanted to run 20 cells and didn't want to run with the extended chassis.

Yup, thats a tmaxx transmission on that gmaxx. Automatic 2speed, gotta love it :D

Cheers

[coolhandcountry]

Go over to www.maxamps.com
They don't have a bad deal on batts. I not saying they better or worse. He will build for about the same as loose. I need to test mikes batts one day to.

[starscream]

Yep, maxamps is where I got my loose GP2200's for the batt tubes. Though I'll give my business to Mike when I can.

I'll be in the market for some 6s and 4s Kokam Lipo's when they come out.

hint hint...