I read lots of ill-conceived quips about those 'awful'
Hobbyking LiPo battery packs.
As usual, I don't concur.
I've been using HK packs since 2011 and have had no appreciable issues
with their quality.
I've been the cause of the very few failures I experienced
due to the fact I spent some time testing LiCo limits of operation.
My Current Battery Packs (CBP) are made up of 6S 16Ah Multistar,
3S 5.8Ah nano and 4S 5Ah hardcase and all these battery packs are over
5 years old with some of the 4S hardcase and all the 3S nano packs over
7 years old!!! (multiple exclamation points FTW)
- and they are all functional for my needs and still in daily operation.
...how is this possible you might ask??
answers with:
I over- capacitied (a new werd) all my (self-made) packs for
about 4 times my anticipated battery needs. I could, should I desire,
ride my trikes all day long needing no recharge, AND if I should continue
to ride all night I only need to exchange my duplicate
battery packs!!! (multiple exclamation points FTW,,,, again because i likes
redundacies!!!) (like multiple battery packs)
That's Right I Could Ride
"All DAY ...and All of the NIGHT "
(apologizes to the Davies of the world)
BUT
I better KNOCK (bang-bang-bang-bang) on WOOD oooooooooooobaby.
Donna wanna jinx my HK luck (which I actually don't believe in)
(luck, that is...)