New trakpower dark series

[Jamie.T]

Got an e-mail this morning with news of some new Trakpower Dark series lipos.

Rated at 40c and can be charged up to 5c. From flat to fully charged in 15-20 mins. WOW

[ex-sco77morgan]

Yum yum I want .........

When and where can I get these Bad Boys

[Jamie.T]

E-mail says start of october and will be available from all flighttech dealers.

No prices yet tho.

[c0sie]

Im lead to believe that these are going to be released in afew weeks, however thats certainly not official. Ill see if I can find out

[danDanEFC]

5C Charging sounds very handy but I havent found a charger that charges much above 5/6A never mind 25A?

[RickRick]

how about cellpro 10s

[c0sie]

Ill just stick to the sensible option of charging at 1C thanks

[Marvin]

Nah, it's perfectly safe to charge these at 2/3C without side effects. When charging at 5C lifetime will be reduced.

As for >6A capable chargers, you just need to look at Heli/Plane chargers. E.G: Hyperion chargers, like THIS one. 20A capable with 250W. 4C charging anyone?

[Chrislong]

Im looking forward to trying these new cells. They look ace.

As for charging, its all well and good having that capability and a charger to do it, but my power supply will release its magical blue smoke for sure - so due to other limitations I won't be pushing any more than 2C. (Don't get me wrong, I will be when I can)

The best Ripmax power supply is 20A, I wonder if there is anything else? I don't know much about other options to be honest.

[bigred5765]

my power supply is 32 amp constant,but then it did cost £90,but the charger is only 10 map max

[mark christopher]

at last i can open my mouth bout them.
OK RRP
3600 £ 59.99
4650 £79.99
5000 £84.99

[ianjoyner]

I thought Trakpower had been quiet recently, glad to see some new stuff, not that my 4900 stick was lacking much .

[Brooks]

WOW They look Great!!!!!!!!

They may find there way into my Cat sx when they come into the shops

[mark christopher]

ok to clear some bits up,
5c is what these cells can be charged out safley without shortening life span, on of the testers has had over 130 cycles charging at 5c and full load discharge in around 3mins,
As most chrgers to out at five or ten amps my bcx8 will do two chanels at 9 amps. So im well in the max of 5c
of course, you should still follow brca guide lines until they advise other wise., but 5c is not going to shorten the pack life

[mark christopher]

double post sorry got giddy

[Darren Boyle]

Heard you the first time..........

[c0sie]

Jamie, have you got a high-res image of that flyer? Wanna see what the saddle pack dimension are bud

[mac]

You were sent one but it bounced!

[Body Paint]

Originally Posted by c0sie

Jamie, have you got a high-res image of that flyer? Wanna see what the saddle pack dimension are bud

23.5mm x 45mm x 69mm , 282g

[mark christopher]

im sure mac has emailed it to jimmy for a news article......... I can post it up tonight