Where have all the gp4300 cells gone!

[Colinevan]

I have literally 3 pack of gp4300 cells and i want to buy more.

Everywhere you look , be it modelshops, interntet ,ebay etc.. they all sell Ib4200's. From the impression i get , these cells do go off and are not as versatile as the trusty Gp's

I purchased mine from Demon - all matched \ assembled for £33 all in. I cant find anywhere that cells gp cells for this kond of money assembled. The cells have been faultless and after almost a year of use - still give out min figs of 8.50 volts.

Anyone else have any ideas? -

Lastly why if the Ib4200 cells are not as good as the Gp equivalent, cant we get Gp cells as easy as the Ib's - are they not as readily available or are they not imported as much?

Thanks

Col.

[woOdy]

Hi mate. I do know Team scream sells them but right now, none in stock. You could send them an email to find out how long it is going to be?http://www.teamscreamuk.co.uk/

[ashleyb4]

www.stormforceracing.co.uk

Neil's 4300 are really good i have bought 3 packs and found them that good i have ordered 2 more.

A

[JCJC]

Stormforceracing has them listed on the web site: http://www.stormforceracing.co.uk/

[JCJC]

Fast eh, Ashley

[bert digler]

dont quote me but i think ib4200 are a lot cheaper to obtain for the suppliers when u can get em so i think its more market driven also i personally think they are very good but take neil olivers advice he is the authority on cells

[Fabs]

Originally Posted by Colinevan

I have literally 3 pack of gp4300 cells and i want to buy more.

Everywhere you look , be it modelshops, interntet ,ebay etc.. they all sell Ib4200's. From the impression i get , these cells do go off and are not as versatile as the trusty Gp's

I purchased mine from Demon - all matched \ assembled for £33 all in. I cant find anywhere that cells gp cells for this kond of money assembled. The cells have been faultless and after almost a year of use - still give out min figs of 8.50 volts.

Anyone else have any ideas? -

Lastly why if the Ib4200 cells are not as good as the Gp equivalent, cant we get Gp cells as easy as the Ib's - are they not as readily available or are they not imported as much?

Thanks

Col.

The IB is the best cell out there there's no cell that can actually compete in terms of pure performance. However the down side is that they are more fragile. Unfortunately most matchers have moved to IBs since the GP4300 wasn't anywhere near as good as IBs when they came out.

[Colinevan]

True, however if you read all the comments on people blowing them up, them venting, voltage figs going completely off and the fact that people are reporting a good shelf life of no more than 6 months. The fact that they are slightly more powerful than the gp cells wouldnt personally bother me.

I do know all cells go off, but when it comes to buying replacements, surely the shelf life would be the most important factor. Im running 4wd - brushless, and could prob almost run another race with what i have left in capacity on my cells.

From reading comments on here and on other forums, i think people would be willing to move away from them, only by the fact that they have experienced the above.

Does anyone have any problems with the Gp cells? Iv not heard any horror stories - but if anyone has, post away here.

Col.

[ashleyb4]

IB 4200 are meant to be better but on thursday i did 3 runs on the same pack without charging them i was only running a 19t motor in my b4 indoors but i think that is quiet impressive.

A

[bigred5765]

i bought ten packs of GP 4300's of Daryl at lesro models, have to say there ace never skipped a beat and i bet mine are still running fine after 90% ibs have died, my mate runs ibs and after ten or so charges there no better than these GP cells any way

[Oscar]

I would guess most of the matchers now will no longer continue with the GP4300, but instead invest in the newer GP4600.

I do have to say I have some of the IB 4200's and despite being only 7 charges old, I have had 2 cells fail (Luckily Nick at Demon is happy to supply individual cells with appropriate numbers ). I have never encountered a failure with any other type of cell before (including gp4300), and I'd like to think I know how to treat them correctly.