Hey Joe

That used to be true but Chris's 4900's are only twice the price! LOL

I had heard that roughly one in ten Rhino's would be bad from the "get go." That's why I ordered nine packs. I also heard they would make good on the bad ones but it could take several weeks for that to occur. If you do not have a flight ready aircraft there is not a good way to duplicate a 80 amp test discharge to determine if a new battery is good! The battery that failed went thru four 1/2 power/1/2 ampher hour break-in flights and only failed on the first full power/full 80% discharge cycle. I was also told that to insure battery life one should break-in new packs. In my case I had to finish the aircraft and then fly 16 flights before a full power test. All of that takes time a lot of time!

I guess that's the price of buying "CHEAP" which on 9 packs was not a huge percentage but what about the guy who ordered 2 batteries? That's a 50% penalty!

I own a business and if I treated my customers with a "one size fits all" attitude I would not be in business very long!

The purpose of my post was a "Buyer Beware" message based on my experience. I recomend anyone buying these batteries to run them hard soon after receipt to make sure they are free from defect. My Rhino's weighed 1244g wired for 10S with connector. I am hoping to save at least 2 oz. per 10s pack with F3A's 4900's. That and a carbon-fiber prop would put my Visa at 10 lbs. 11 oz.

Thanks for the reply.

Dick