Lipo prices? Cheap china crap or cost saving catch?

[Lofty]

The thing is most cheap China crap isn't crap any more. Well there maybe some crap our there.

You have just got to buy the names you know or have good reviews / feedback.

With all Li-Pos "any batterys" as soon / just after you start to use them, they will degrade in mAh / power "voltage out". It may take 30 or 100 cycles or even less if you are using them to the max.
Most good Li-Po should give you 175 to 250 good flights these days, but its all down to how you use and look after them in the end!

[Bravedan]

Is that cheap China Crap as in "not as much money as other China stuff"????

Where else do LiPo's come from??

Loong Max (Yes, it is spelt like that) and their "Tipple" variant are pretty reliable and robust and I have ooodles of all sizes from 500mAh 2S up to 2300mAh 3S, JUST begun to get a few failing, after near two years hard use.........totally acceptable.

[My Local I.T Guy]

Yeah, what I should have said is "The genuine china stuff" compared to the really skanky cheapo chinese stuff.
My sister-in-law says that over in Thailand, when you go shopping, you get asked if you want a fake or an original when buying stuff...

[Jimbo]

In Shanghai, you can go in to a shop and choose from a real or a fake item displayed next to each other in the same glass cabinet. The price does tend to give it away, but even so, you have to check that the real item is in fact real.... lol

[gordon26]

just one last comment on the cheap lipo thing its not a catch 75 plu charges from flightmax 6s 4000 f3a sebrt misswind still as good as new just be carefull how you use them and there GOOD Gordon

[Nutz]

I just got hit for £20 import on 6 x 3s 2000ish lipos from Hobby City/Hobby King, looks like the package came out of Singapore. I am gonna pay and collect it over the weekend, I don't mind as I am still quids in. But I thought I would let others know

[gordon26]

hi still charging the cheap lipos from china keeping a spreadsheet on the amount of cycles im getting over 60+ and iv got 8 and all seems well ! after asking around no one really seem to come up with the same answer to how many charges you may get ? hope to find out for myself as for the chargers im using cheaper logic ones (china) i know people who think the more expensive chargers are better (bantam bc £275 +£50 ish for the power supply this does do two batteries at the same time. So i bought 2xlogic ones witch are 240 volts and 12 volts supply in at a cost total cost of £174 ish and seem to be ok. to this date is working out about the same as buying fuel !

I SOUND LIKE A RIGHT TIGHT OLD GITT !!

[gordon26]

sorry in my last post i put down 60+ charges is actually 75+ charges each and how did that face get there !!!!

senile denature + a tight old gitt