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Old 06-22-2010 | 06:09 PM
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2Sunny
 
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Default RE: Battery Choice

As an owner of all the major brands used by F3A pilots including the newer F3AUnlimited.com P.U. packs here's my thoughts (not that they're worth more than 2 cents, but just some thoughts). TrueRC, Thunder Power, Flight Power, and Zippys simply do not come close to the power of Rhinos or F3AUnlimited PUs, and the only difference between the Rhinos and the PU packs is weight and price . . . BUT . . . . and this is a huge "BUT" Rhinos have plenty of anecdotal evidence to show that a significant number of batteries arrive shorted, puffed, or otherwise unusable and getting them replaced is a major cost and hassle. If you are buying 5 sets or 10 batteries this isn't much of a problem, but if you're buying one set of 2 the risk of getting a single bad battery is HUGE, and worthy of consideration. I love my Rhino batteries, but I bought 4 and then 8 and had 2 bad batteries, one of which was not replaced because it was "lost" and I didn't pay for insurance on the return of the second battery, meaning I am out $65 + $10 + $15 on an order of 8 and one battery is unusable since it has no mate making the total loss $165. So my summary is this:



Rhino's 1 set $150 and 1233g and take a chance on quality.

P.U. 1 set $250 and 1180g and you know you'll get a decent set.


Anyways, just one dudes opinion


Joe