ORIGINAL: Jezmo

You guys can trash talk NiMH batteries all you want. That's fine but I still have the first Eneloop pack that I built over 5 years ago and it still kicks butt. I use ONLY GENUINE ''Sanyo'' Eneloops (yes there are cheap knockoffs made in that wonderful country that copies everything these days) and I have never, and I repeat, never had a single pack failure. Even though the Chinese have mastered copying the packaging they haven't quite mastered the actual cells as there are some visual clues as to the authenticity. I have a computerized battery analyzer (CBAIII) and the Genuine Eneloops will hold a 10 amp discharge rate without dropping below 1 volt per cell. As far as ignition packs go IMHO they are great. They work great on my DA50, DL50, DLE55, DA100, and DLE111 and will last longer than I am physically capable of flying in one day. On the one lungers they will empty a two gallon gas can and still be haulin the mail. Heck at some of the big meets I've borrowed gas for another flight and never even considered the need to recharge the ignition pack.

As a disclaimer, I am using the 2300 A123's as my flight pack but I can not see any reason to add more complexity to my ignition setup. KISS is my moto. Keep It Simple Stupid