LiPo Pack Testing January 17, 2025
Here I go again with my synopsis of what I found in LiPo shorty packs the second half of 2024. I will do more testing of current products in about...
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LiPo Pack Testing January 17, 2025
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LiPo Handling, Safety, and Use
To get the best performance from any LiPo, you need to know how to safely use, charge, discharge and store them. Click HERE to view the document included with every...
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Gearing Your Motor to a Track
The team competes at many tracks over the course of the year, on varied surfaces, sizes, and shapes. Between offroad and oval, dirt, carpet and paved, all these factors affect...
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2021 RC Chili Bowl!
Good news comes in sparingly of late but after talking with Scotty Ernst today, the 2021 RC Chili Bowl, in Tulsa OK, is on schedule for January 11-16 2021! The...
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R4 Rotor Tech
Here is a short video about Power Products rotors and how they are tested. Click HERE for the video!
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Battery Pack Degradation
I look at many LiPo packs during a month's time, generally because the racer has experienced a performance problem or a mechanical problem on the pack. In all cases, we...
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What is LiPo Internal Resistance (IR)?
My mind was wondering the other day (as it often does!) and I thought about how much more power we have available in RC cars now when compared to Sanyo...
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LiPo Label Voltage and More!
The voltage on the label is the 'resting voltage' just after it is activated (just finished being manufactured) and at no load. The standard 2S pack resting voltage is 7.4v...
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iCharger Issues
I occasionally look at an iCharger with a 'dead' channel for a user. In most cases, the fuse soldered to the circuit board opened due to a bad connection or...
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Cold Care of LiPo Packs
The cold snap we experienced this week (November 2019) reminded me that LiPo packs do not respond well when the temperatures dip below freezing or anywhere close to 32 degrees....
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Team Power Products Warranty Policy
For the past several years, I have handled any product issues on a case by case basis. When there was an issue, I handled it quickly, and the few with...
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LiPo Charger
Many LiPo questions are centered on what charger to use. After testing/using more than twenty types in the last three years, I have some suggestions. When starting the hobby,...
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R3 & R4 Motor Assembly and Testing
This is the second video about these motor models. Click HERE to see how it is done!
