MaxAmps Race Edition Lipos

[slimthelineman]

He he linc you so funny. Brandon says I can't let other people tell me what to think. But doesn't that mean I shouldn't listen to him either? The sad part is it doesn't take a lipo expert like yourself to figure out the ma packs are boo boo. Nicely put though. The best part of it all is somehow ma figured out how to buy higher rated cells than the industry leaders in lipos...... So they say. But there we go again. That's what somebody says not shows/proves however you want to put it. Recently went the the neu site and their packs are much cheaper now(close to turnigy prices) and they have always had discharge graphs. My personal fav lipos on the market too. But that's just my opinion and what I say.

[lutach]

Hey Linc, wake Brandon up on how Austin and MA left this forum. Austin did make a brief comeback, but he got his puppet called Brandon doing an even worst job. I'll bet even if MA decides to start telling the truth and drop the price about their products, people will still have trouble trusting MA after all of this. Brandon, tell Austin to just close the garage doors and stick with selling tacos and burritos.

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by lutach

tell Austin to just close the garage doors and stick with selling tacos and burritos.

Funny you bring up the burrito place. The burritos do taste OK, but the meat content in them is laughable. These burritos are pretty fricken big, well over a pound, but only contain MAYBE as much meat as a .89 cent soft taco from Taco Bell. (this is not an exageration). For an extra 2 DOLLARS you can get double meat. That would push the already very expensive 9 dollar burrito to 11 bucks! Yes....they start at 9 bucks! Oh but you do get chips and a tiny container of salsa with that, but NO DRINK unles you wanna pony up another few bucks!

Ok, now back on topic

[JERRY2KONE]

Nice build up and comments James. Yes we have all seen just how much you were into this hobby and how many Lipos you went through and worked on just reading through some of your threads and posts. BUT only 10 R/C's, I think not. More like 1,000. We have all learned a lot from your experiences and what you shared with us in here.

At first I thought that maybe Brandon truly believed in the Maxamps brand and was unaware of just how bad these cells are, but after seeing his defensive reactions in here lead me to believe that he is reading what is being said, but does not understand just how bad things really are. Brandon take off those rosey colored glasses and open your eyes to see the real truth. Your sales have to be falling off by now and if there are not some positive changes soon MA is going to be in the toilet for sure. RCtech, UE, and RCM are only three of the many sites already talking about how bad MA cells, warranty, and customer service relations really are. Soon it will spread like wild fire, and with your weak retorts and awful attempts to justify your companies poor attitdue towards its consumers there is only one way to go and that is down, down, down. Comparing the quality of your packs, the poor way that you treat customers who have problems with your cells, and outragious pricing to the rest of the market is frankly embarassing. You might as well rename MA the Lipo Titanic.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Anyone want to guess what I run in my rcs? The sky lipos from hobbyparts. They work great, and the prices cannot be beat.

Same here. I discovered them while looking for a 4s pack for my crawler. I needed something tight and small with around 800-1200 mah. The sky's fit the bill perfectly and were 12 bucks!!! I ordered two to try out and didn't expect much. Now I have had them for almost a year and they have been flawless. I have ordered many more since.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

I once had 10rc cars in my hobby room, and have spent 10s of thousands on this hobby.
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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

BUT only 10 R/C's, I think not. More like 1,000.

I'm with ya Jerry - I've seen the pictures.....had to be @1000.....me thinks that once James gets to the last finger, he's done counting!

I've never owned a Maxamps pack. I did purchase my Hyperion charger through them - but only because they were close enough to get it to me the next day (must have been some kind of dire emergency). But even that purchase ended up badly - they did not hook me up with the correct balance taps even when I told them specifically what I was charging - I believe it was A123 cells. I do use Maxamps as a "tool" when visiting hobby shops. I'll ask them what packs they recommend, and if its Maxamps, I immediately know who I'm dealing with.

We are not going to get the information from them that we desire. Obviously, it would be bad for their business. End of story.

[suicideneil]

I wonder if the MA reps are trying to do damage control on all the forums in the wake of the URC video? Pointless waste of effort- there are many, many videos and graphs which show how average/ poor the MA cells are when used in real world situations, I doubt anyone could honestly say that all these graphs are fake and the reviews biased. Well, Brandon, Austin and Jason might, but anyone with more than half a braincell would be smart enough to do some research before buying lipos and will quickly see what a bunch of crap the MA guys spout for a living.

So, got any real discharge tests and graphs to show us Brandon? No? Thought not- put up or shut up then!

I used to think Max Amps batteries were incredible, and it was very tempting to buy some. I checked out the Savage Flux video they released to showcase its power, but I don't think it even wheelied? Maybe it wheelied, but it had nowhere near the output power of common lipo packs.
I assumed it was a loose slipper and asked on a forum, and found out what people actually thought of em.

It's common in the R/C industry to "fake" numbers to some degree, like nitro motors with HP ratings. I think I heard that the companies use some sort of benchmark for HP that has nothing to do with real world ratings.
Every nitro manufacturer does that though, and while it's ridiculous I understand that they have to do it, or risk telling the truth and try to sell a motor with extremely low ratings compared to a similar motor, and it would sell bad cause the truth about the HP ratings is not a well known fact. - Max Amps seems to take it several steps further by falsifying numbers to make all other lipos look bad, and instead of taking bad reviews into consideration they try to remove them from the most popular places.

Isn't that a crime? A conspiracy, even?

I apologize to Max Amps if their marketing and battery facts are completely true, and the reviews/comparisons have been forged.

[pinkpanda3310]

Originally Posted by Dj_Sparky

I apologize to Max Amps if their marketing and battery facts are completely true, and the reviews/comparisons have been forged.

Don't apologize. This forum is pretty much the elite of brushless, they know what they are talking about.

[josh9mille]

I noticed today that the MaxAmps section on RCTech has been removed. I wonder if MA asked to have it removed, or if the admin over there got tired of the drama it caused?

[suicideneil]

They must be in retreat- good good...

[JERRY2KONE]

I doubt that it will keep them down for very long. I guess we can say that they are now an Oximoron, right? MAX? AMPS? is for sure false advertising when their packs deliver less amps than almost any Lipo's on the market today, wouldn't you agree? If they plan to stay in business on any level now they better come back big and do it for less than just about anyone else in the market.

[brainanator]

interesting.....

[TexasSP]

I have a new company name for them, just as simple, just as catchy, just as relevant.

Wait for it, wait now, wait for it, hold on, it's coming...........









WE LIE!

there you go, fits perfectly.

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

I have a new company name for them, just as simple, just as catchy, just as relevant.

Wait for it, wait now, wait for it, hold on, it's coming...........

WE LIE!

there you go, fits perfectly.

Awe man I thought you were going to say something like

MEDIOCAR MILLIAMPS
FLAME OUT LIPO
CHEAP TRICK PACKS
MOST ANOYING BATTERIES
BRANDONS BARGIN BASEMENT CELLS
RECYCLED CRAP
THE BEST WORST CELLS YOU CAN BUY
LIGHTS OUT LIPOS
MAXAMPS KILLER FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES
DRAGSTER CELLS, ONE START KILLS THEM.
GARAGE SALE CLEAN OUT CELLS.