wolfie1 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Hi, i am seeing many types of brands and prices of lipo batteries, me as im not a racer am not really bothered about the lightest or a fraction of a second faster does it really matter the brand i buy, when i bought my most recent model i got a couple of 5300mah batteries and was slightly disappointed with the run time as i thought i would get longer, after trawling the internet i have found some batteries the right size to fit in 8000mah, my charger is a traxxas 1 and should charge this albeit slower? But has anyone had any experience with the brand, they are ZEEE Batteries? thanks Edited May 15, 2023 by wolfie1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 have some Zee and ZOP lipos from amazon wolfie i rate them for the money tbh 👍 what runtimes you getting on those 5300mah? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 +1 for the Zeee . With a 5500 mah 2s i get 30 mins run time round a track with an hpi jumpshot sc and well over 4 hrs runtime in a rock crawler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Zeee batteries are decent mate and i prefer them over the Gens ace bashing batteries and they seem to have more punch behind them 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 another vote for Zeee, you can get good deals on ebay from time to time 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinniejones Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 ZEE FOR ME TOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Bajadre said: have some Zee and ZOP lipos from amazon wolfie i rate them for the money tbh 👍 what runtimes you getting on those 5300mah? About 25 minutes a pack, i did hope for nearer 40 mins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 Thanks for the feedback on zeee packs 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 3 hours ago, wolfie1 said: About 25 minutes a pack, i did hope for nearer 40 mins is that bashing brother? sounds about right i get 20mins on a 4500mah 4s ZOP pack in the truggy etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bajadre said: is that bashing brother? sounds about right i get 20mins on a 4500mah 4s ZOP pack in the truggy etc Yea thats just blasting around aimlessly back and forth popping wheelies, is good fun though i have to admit 🙂 What did throw me was 2 hours from a 5000mah pack in my trx4 Edited May 16, 2023 by wolfie1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 Ok so doing some research and thinking about this, i have decided that the cost of a bigger battery just isint worth it for me anyways, as 2X 5200mah batteries are available for £50 delivered so for what you would spent for 2 8000mah batteries you could get 4 5200mah and have about £20 change and more capacity and if i was to crash and destroy a battery its less of a loss. After reading review's on the dean’s connector on the zeee batteries melting on a lot of runs this is slightly concerning so was looking at goldbat, they are cheap, have similar reviews but without the plugs melting on them, anyone have and experience on these? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) Goldbat are decent as well I use Zeee,Sunpadow and Goldbat amongst others but if they come with deans connectors i change them to XT90's Only time weve had a deans melt was in Yrkoons 1/8 Kronos Edited May 16, 2023 by Stormbringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Stormbringer said: Goldbat are decent as well I use Zeee,Sunpadow and Goldbat amongst others but if they come with deans connectors i change them to XT90's Only time weve had a deans melt was in Yrkoons 1/8 Kronos Thanks, i am only running 3s so hopefully wont be a problem with the deans, its what the car came with attached 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 I bought a couple of goldbats from Amazon, should arrive tomorrow, i do like the lipo cell checker on the hobbywing tuning card, i have to say 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 run deans on 4s packs never had any problems etc i wouldnt risk them on a 6s brick though just beware theres a lot of fake deans connectors about though 👍 with you on more packs wolfie used to buy 6s packs but when they fail it sucks 😢so i only 2 x 3s packs now at least if one fails i only need to buy another to make a pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 My thoughts 🙂 exactly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) So this is potentially a win from a fail, ordered the 2 5200 mah goldbats from amazon, turned up today and there was only 1 in the packet, after a bit of explaining with Amazon they said they would just refund me for the batteries and i wouldnt need to send the 1 that arrived back,, so went to go buy another battery the same but coulnd find anymore of the same c rating, hard case and a deans connector so had an epiphany and added another £10 to the refund and got an 8000mah arriving tomorrow now, so thats an 8000mah battery for £35! 🤭 Edited May 17, 2023 by wolfie1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Thats a good result mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bareknuckle4 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Coincidentally I came here looking for Zee reviews after randomly pulling the trigger on a 5200 2S 80C. It’s good to see they are rated as “good” by you guys. I’ve read the C ratings on these cheaper lipos are like the recent VW emissions scandals but at £17 delivered it was worth a roll of the dice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gampla Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 16/05/2023 at 12:27, Stormbringer said: Goldbat are decent as well I use Zeee,Sunpadow and Goldbat amongst others but if they come with deans connectors i change them to XT90's Only time weve had a deans melt was in Yrkoons 1/8 Kronos That's because you are putting too much ampage for deans the are only 30amp more 1/10 connector 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O2021 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 What about CNHL Batteries? They usually have good offers on 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Ive never used them but believe they are decent batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) zee are awesome as dad (stormbringer has said) the only weird thing i had was charging a sunpadow i think, the charger would alert to me to something and say fully charged but it wasnt so i restart and the charger charges a bit more then all good 🙂 Edited May 26, 2023 by Yrkoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 21/05/2023 at 00:06, Gampla said: That's because you are putting too much ampage for deans the are only 30amp more 1/10 connector yeh thats exactly what happened on 4s with 2 2s batteries on a very hot summer day, we changed all our 8 scales to xt90 after that. the deans connectors fused on one of the conections with melted plastic a bit lol xt90 for any thing bigger than 10 scale now 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 I have 1 3s 8000mah zeee battery with a deans on it, on Wednesday it was hot here and ran the battery to flat just going back and forth flat out on grass and it was fine if its pf any help to you, i did the same on a 5200mah goldbat and it was fine too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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