Thunder Power data
resistance data is in milliohms
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Name |
Jim Oddino |
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Battery make |
TP Prolite V2 |
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Battery capacity |
5300 |
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Weight of pack ready to fly in 10S configuration |
42oz |
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Number of cycles |
82 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
4.3 |
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Cell 2 |
4.3 |
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Cell 3 |
4.3 |
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Cell 4 |
4.8 |
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Cell 5 |
4.3 |
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Cell 6 |
4.6 |
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Cell 7 |
4.3 |
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Cell 8 |
4.3 |
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Cell 9 |
4.6 |
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Cell 10 |
4.4 |
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General comments |
Very good pack. Still competition ready. First flight 10/15/08. May have been abused early by flying while cold. Been heating packs ever since.
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6/13/2009
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Name |
Andrew Jesky |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power |
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Battery capacity |
5000 |
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Weight of pack ready to fly in 10S configuration |
41.5oz |
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Number of cycles |
50 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
1.8 |
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Cell 2 |
2.0 |
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Cell 3 |
1.9 |
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Cell 4 |
1.8 |
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Cell 5 |
1.6 |
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Cell 6 |
1.7 |
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Cell 7 |
1.7 |
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Cell 8 |
1.7 |
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Cell 9 |
1.8 |
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Cell 10 |
1.8 |
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General comments |
Pack is holding up extremely well with a lot of the cycles coming quickly. Usually the pack is flown 3 flights a night. |
|
Name |
Jim Oddino |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power |
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Battery capacity |
5300 |
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Weight of pack ready to fly in 10S configuration |
39.6 |
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Number of cycles |
163 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
9.9 |
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Cell 2 |
11.0 |
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Cell 3 |
12.4 |
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Cell 4 |
10.8 |
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Cell 5 |
9.5 |
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Cell 6 |
10.2 |
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Cell 7 |
10.3 |
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Cell 8 |
11.2 |
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Cell 9 |
12.6 |
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Cell 10 |
8.9 |
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General comments |
This is the third of my original three packs. Still okay for practice in cool weather.
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|
Name |
Jim Oddino |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power |
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Battery capacity |
5300 |
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Weight of pack ready to fly in 10S configuration |
40.1oz |
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Number of cycles |
208/153 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
8.5 |
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Cell 2 |
9.0 |
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Cell 3 |
9.3 |
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Cell 4 |
8.4 |
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Cell 5 |
7.7 |
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Cell 6 |
7.7 |
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Cell 7 |
8.0 |
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Cell 8 |
7.8 |
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Cell 9 |
7.4 |
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Cell 10 |
7.1 |
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General comments |
* Made from "A" halves of first two packs I bought in 2005. "B" half of one was
retired after 140 cycles and the other after 195 cycles. The pack is still okay for
practice.
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Name |
Rex Lesher |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power |
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Battery capacity |
5300 |
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Weight of pack ready to fly in 10S configuration |
39.5 oz |
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Number of cycles |
246 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
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Cell 2 |
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Cell 3 |
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Cell 4 |
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Cell 5 |
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Cell 6 |
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Cell 7 |
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Cell 8 |
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Cell 9 |
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Cell 10 |
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General comments |
In 2006, I bought 8 of these 5 cell packs to form four flight packs... I ruined one pack at around 70 flights due to high temps. Another pack lasted for right at 200 flights before it puffed. The remaining two packs are still going, one with 246 cycles and the other with 239 cycles. They are getting pretty tired now, and are getting harder to balance. I've been using them in calmer conditions as they tend to heat pretty easy.
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|
Name |
Scott Smith |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power |
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Battery capacity |
5000 |
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Weight of pack ready to fly in 10S configuration |
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Number of cycles |
165/89/81/55 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
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Cell 2 |
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Cell 3 |
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Cell 4 |
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Cell 5 |
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Cell 6 |
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Cell 7 |
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Cell 8 |
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Cell 9 |
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Cell 10 |
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General comments |
My high cycle pack (V1) seems to hold voltage under
load better than the others. I generally fly masters
in under 3000mA (37.5 to 38.3v after flight.) Cell imbalance
after discharge varies from .015 to .04v. Balancers
are working harder as cycles increase. Time permitting,
I charge at 2A; otherwise 5A. Over two years, TP has
replaced 1 charger, 3 balancers and 1 battery pack. (
Voltage under load was slightly lower than others...TP
requested I send it in for testing...they sent a new V2 back)
No complaints on customer service. Cost per flight at this
point $3.33.
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Session 1 - high cycle V1 pack (at ~155 cycles) Session 2 - V1 pack (at ~75 cycles) Session 3 - V1 pack (at ~85 cycles) Session 4 - V2 pack (at ~49 cycles)
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Name |
Vicente Bortone |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power |
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Battery capacity |
5000 |
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Number of cycles |
10 and 30 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
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Cell 1 |
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Cell 2 |
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Cell 3 |
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Cell 4 |
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Cell 5 |
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Cell 6 |
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Cell 7 |
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Cell 8 |
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Cell 9 |
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Cell 10 |
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General comments |
I started to fly electric early in the 2007 season. I got 3 TP5000 packs. Two of the packs failed in less than 10 cycles. TP replaced on warranty. After reaching close to 30 cycles on each pack all three packs started to fail. The three packs were replaced on warranty with two TP 5350 and one TP 5000. I got around 30 cycles on each pack now. One of the 5350 is starting to have problems. I will send to TP for checking or replacement. I will keep flying the other two packs and report later. I fly Masters. I limit the flying time to 8 minutes. The average energy used on each fly is 3,500/flight.
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|
Name |
Chris Moon |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power ProLite |
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Battery capacity |
5300 |
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Number of cycles |
150 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
UNK |
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Cell 1 |
6.0 |
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Cell 2 |
6.3 |
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Cell 3 |
6.0 |
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Cell 4 |
5.8 |
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Cell 5 |
6.1 |
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Cell 6 |
5.6 |
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Cell 7 |
6.1 |
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Cell 8 |
5.8 |
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Cell 9 |
5.9 |
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Cell 10 |
6.0 |
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General comments |
Still running great at 150 cycles |
|
Name |
Chris Moon |
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Battery make |
Thunder Power ProLite |
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Battery capacity |
5300 |
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Number of cycles |
155 |
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Pack's internal resistance |
Unk |
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Cell 1 |
6.5 |
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Cell 2 |
6.8 |
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Cell 3 |
7.0 |
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Cell 4 |
6.8 |
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Cell 5 |
6.7 |
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Cell 6 |
6.6 |
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Cell 7 |
7.2 |
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Cell 8 |
7.3 |
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Cell 9 |
7.2 |
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Cell 10 |
6.6 |
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General comments |
Good power still and comes down at reasonable temps |