saddle packs
 

whats the best saddles to get my last ones where hpi plazma 95c and they have been s..te one set blow there ass out the other have burnt there corrolly connectors what are the most reliable and how long you had them

Team Orion carbon pro. Had them since they first came out which is ages. Still faultless.

you're either doing something wrong, or you're unlucky...

I currently have 2 packs of lipo's
Pack 1 - bought second hand (believed to be 6 months old) nearly 3 years ago and used every 2nd week (ip4200 red)
Pack 2 - bought new just over 18 months ago and used every 2nd week. (ip5400 blue)

I know of 2 trakpower "gold" 4800mah's that are nearly 5 years old, have never been balance charged and are still impressive...

maybe unlucky I have had two packs of 30c saddles that my son runs and are perfect and over 3 years old

IMO the "higher" discharge ones are always going to have a shorter lifespan. I think both of my packs are 35c and I am no-where near the slowest car down the straight.

Id be sticking with the Orion Carbons Pal, Ive had 5 sets, None every let me down, I only got rid of them because I like clean shiny ones :D

Have you used new corallys recently or are they old ones. A friend of mine had a problem with the tubes when using worn out connectors. They need replacing at least every year or when the spring goes if before.

On the battery side. I only charge to 95% capacity at just under 1S rating (so 5200mAh = 5.1A charge rate). The last 5% is the hardest for the battery and I don't balance charge. Probably check it every couple of months and it is never out by more than 0.01V (charged or after use). If batteries are out by 0.1V+ then there is something wrong with one of the cells.

On the Lipos. Have you looked at ThunderPower or Losi xcelorin??