I haven't even started this video and I'm soooo happy to see you guys working together!!

The bit where we compare the audio is quite telling. The Unicorn battery dropped to 14v after already discharging 650mah, whereas the thunderpower dipped to 13.5 on a pretty fresh 180mah draw. maybe not worth $65 but if you are at the top tier of racing and need every amp and volt you can get this may make a difference.

Was pulling 120 amps holy f$#@. Love these "old" videos. Crazy how the hobby changes in such a short time.

Love this approach: "here's the science - and here are some respected opinions"

Nice to see a real world after the bench test. Thanks

Drew at 10:33 "We don't have to record it but..." I think... "thought you knew Mr. Bardwell better than that." FOR SCIENCE! It's why we love him so much! We love you too Drew!

Dude with blue hair i love the way he flies i was so into it. I was smiling like crazy great stuff and you could here how excited he was to use it.

Really great idea combining the 2 videos, so that you see mainly the gopro, but also the telemetry of the FPV camera. !!

Maxamps has been doing this for years. Selling packs with unprovable numbers with huge pricetags. And at best are ok.

I think that's the best way to really compare two batteries. Good job.

It was cool to see everyone together again..... I've always wondered about the Max Amps winning the RC buggy world.... They would take more abuse Cycles but that was it and I was wondering what they would be like on a quad thanks for your guyses review I definitely answered my question

But that battery is twice the cost of the tattu 1550 100c 4s. For the way i fly id rather have 2 tattu batteries over 1 maxamp battery

Thanks for coming to Houston Josh!

I learned how useful the amp draw is. Year and a half and still something new every day.

Hi guys.. the best combo to me is a motor with less kv and a powerfull battry descharge into it.. and the Tork are sharp and mad.. Banging for accro flips etc..

Thank you, really wanted to see this...

Thanks for the side by side testing, that just shows that maybe theres just hype around the pack...

I’m soooo pumped because you are

Hey Joshua, I really like your videos. Really informative and educational. Would you kindly make a video about your farm? I'm really interested, and I think it would be well received by the community here! Thank you!

Great video! I like this real world type of comparison even if its not all that scientific. Max Amp seems cool but I doubt I will ever switch to using them.

So happy to see Steele back in the mix. Hes an odd ball for sure but I'm an odd ball too so I'm a fan lol

You guys are awesome I had fun

Steele, ledrib, ,butter, flow... you guys always amaze me.

Great opinions and comparisons from two pilots who fly completely different quads and styles. Looks like they're charging $25-$30 more to put 175C on the label.

wicked outro! sublime.

Good to see Steele hanging out with the other guys.

Hi JB nice to see you :P

Wow, that was cool ! Geez those guys are good. You two. Killer video, thanx for the demonstration. 😁 Are their smaller batts that good two ?

Bardwell, you guys seriously need to come up toward the des moines area!

For me, this video was more about the comparison of personalities between Josh, Steele, and Drew. I think Josh and Drew are fun and engaging and I'll just leave it at that.

I wonder how those batteries might work for my 5' 2850kv quad that's drawing about 150amps on punch outs...but at 60$ i dont think i'm gonna find out

I’ll never pay for a maxamps battery on my own. But one thing I’ve not seen you talk about is the warranty, and whether that makes any difference on your opinion.

I appreciate Drew and JB's enthusiasm, just saying.

Cool! Steele and Drew... golden day!!

Drew killed that Thunderpower! 3.2 volts per cell LOL

Looks like some good ole' fun

I wandered what the Ghostbusters theme was from. it was ledrib's start-up. seems like a decent battery especially pulling 100A at full. not sure I would get one for £60 though.

Looking back at the videos you can see the Max Amps has higher voltage at the end with less sag on Dru flight. I think it’s impressive that it sustained the same abuse with less heat BUT... I didn’t catch if the second battery dru flew was the same MAH as the Max Amps. But for me, I wouldn’t pay more for such a small gain.

Crossover episode meets a crossover episode! I was hyped, not for the batts or the motors. They both fly so good.

@Le Drib Puffy and hot after you used it to 12-13V hover voltage? I would be surprised if it wasn't damaged!

6:36 - JB goin gangsta was unexpected but appreciated. "DAT UNICAWN!" XD

Joshua, it would be interesting to see steele and le drib use this battery with different hardware, IE different motors/props...I don't exactly know which motor/prop combination would be best in this case...but for instance, maybe heavier props that produce more thrust at the cost of being more power hungry. It would be interesting to see their reaction then. I'm just thinking their reaction may have been lack luster due to the fact that they're using their normal setup, motors/props, which would have the same power draw if they weren't battery limited to start with...which it looks like they were not. Steele - "Feels like a 1500...thats all I got." lel

This is why I'm running cheap 5S packs on motors with too much kv. The batteries have more punch than 4S batteries, and they have just about as much punch when I land at 3.65v as they do when fully charged. These are just $25 CNHL 5S packs. Nothing fancy, but they feel better than any 4S pack I've tried.

Coming here to see the idol fly. Steele & drib 🙌

Steele at Kwad Camp. Never thought I'd see it. Very cool.

Haha. This video bought a smile to my dial!!!! Cheers! 🍷😉👍✔🎖👊🍻

Try the gold spec 1300 ive pulled 134a with my 7" setup

What park in Houston were you flying at? I have used Max amps never really impressed . for an old rock and roll flyer I will stick whit Pulse. Great flying Le Drib!!!

My question is who uses these packs? Any known pilots? Even if they last double the cycles you can buy double the packs and fly more per session.

Hey Joshua, nice work having Steele on. He’s totally OG!

It seems like the maxamps is able to hold more voltage under load and recover more volts after a hard pull when deep in the run. Just my observation.

Have yous tried measuring the battery performance by using full throttle vs distance (height/length). For example full throttle the drone from a stand still for 1 second. Compare the measurements in height at which the drone get for each battery pack. Also, try running a [DRL] course.

Max amps is gonna have a Hitman after you..haha

@Joshua, I've a question about Drib pulling 120-130 amps in this video ... I see lots of videos of guys going full throttle to climb buildings which makes me wonder whether a 30A ESC could handle this without burning up or having a short lifespan?

The biggest difference came toward the end of the packs. All the packs were sagging into the low 14s on hard punches, but the MaxAmps did spring back quickly and toward the tail end of the packs it seemed the MaxAmps was staying higher than 13v toward the end of its capacity. The main question is; how much of that is because it was a new pack vs older packs? The benchtest definitely shocked me with how well it did. You really need to compare it on a racetrack though where you have definitely lines and consistency is key. Then the last question will always be, how many cycles it can keep.up that performance. My Revo GO 1350mah 70C started out strong but it didnt take long for them to just completely die. If I fly as hard as I can on a track, I get less then half a lap before it just sits in the high 12 to low 13v and completely dies in the ass mid in a hairpin unable to pull out of it. Yet despite the fact its saggier than your grandmas mammaries, they arent puffing or getting excessively hot.

I like Bardwell and le drib although all three of them can fly really well

now can you try AceHe 75c at 1/3 of the price?

hahaha i love le dribs reaction. "Well this really tells you nothing" lmao

Awesome!

in houston? goodness i need to catch up

Le dirb his quad has a awesome startup sound

Love it

I've been flying thunderpower since i started in RC, 2001 they are the best, just cost alot.

Its pointless asking Steele. If its something steele isnt flying. Steele will not like it. Thats just the type of guy he is.

@joshua bardwell can you test team Orion batteries please??

Max amps lipo is the world people use it for combat robots usually with 300A or like 800A brushless esc so it tells us y it's good.

Hey josh, Are you from Houston? Thanks for all your videos.

Stellar.

Lets try both brands, new packs, 20 flights, 20 charges, each, abusing them a little bit. 2-4 different pilots/styles. End result will be much more realistic.

Ok baby we pulling in the entrance

Great test Joshua, Hope your enjoying yourself in China

Not that there's anything wrong with your videos Joshua I just been kind of doing other things but the main reason why I watch this was because mr. steel was on it.... He gives it straight and he didn't have any brand loyalty.... You and the driver cool too so don't worry don't feel butt hurt about it.... But mr. Steele was what actually got me to watch the video ....

Oh I wish we could buy batteries like that in the UK!!

Good one

Dude, try it against the Tattu R-Line 2.0 LiHv 1550 4s! :D It's still number 1 on lipo bench.

I think the maxed amps performs better, but marginally. And definitely not enough to justify the pricetag. On a side note, I also find that my thunder power batteries are puffing and dropping cells lately. I don't know if they changed something but my old TP adrenalines lasted until I killed them....the new ones are not performing well for me, and considering it's a "premium" battery it's really not acceptable.

It's a good battery no doubt about it. if only money wasn't a problem :)

What drones been used here?

Awesome! :D

BLheli_32 and some blackbox data would eliminate all the guesswork. You could see exactly the RPM difference at full throttle.

$25 for the Acehe 75C at RR I would get over this all day. But I had that conclusion after the first vid

them Le Drib Hypetrains tho :P dat powaaaaa

Got some flureons s(45c) for less than a fiver each, at the start of 2018, still going today! I've got tattus (95c) since, an I genuinely can't tell the difference. I get slightly long on my tattu's, but they are much newer, so could just be general wear n tear. I hate paying like 30 quid per battery now, not sure if I just got a steal on ebay, or if people are just robbing scum, most likely the latter.

I have 2 Runcam 3's. That is a unicorn.

Here in Portugal I stll can find Session 5. Would you like me to send it for you?? ;-) Cheers

Very Very Nice

You need more trust to get the tuning of the max amps.

Silly question since Im still new to FPV. Wouldn't the ESC's be limiting maximum amp draw. From what I know most people use 32a ESC's... 32x4 is 128.. which is pretty much what we saw. Maybe the other hardware is limiting the outcome.

ill buy both and have some fun there all the same to newbes..............

Great test, but why M. STEELE setup don't go over 100A, is it limited ? (this is better for lipo's durability) and the power is enough to make crazy thing !

JOsh, what camera did you use to record this? Picture looks super clear and crisp watching it even on only 720p, let me know pls..

So conclusion is, if you want to spend 60$ on a battery, your not going to get a bad battery, iif your not going to the moon then you don’t need to go 150c . I find cnhl batts are just as good as adrenaline 100c . And id rather spend 25$ for a battery than 50$. Good test Josh, keep up the good work you do!

I have tried the MAXAMPS , because im big into EDF's, more power at 100c, its BS, after 4 months the pack puffed at storage charge, and now i buy Motion Admiral lipos rated at 50c, and they are just as good at 1/3 the cost ???? Big Hype with lipos over 60c, for example i bought a 6s 5000mah 100c for 250.00 dollars and 3 months later after 20 flights the Lipo puffed, back then i thought the more they cost the better , was i wrong

Tasty. On point:)

I can hear a pitch difference in the audio. Steele's props are definitely going faster. But it actually looks like the weight fully counters that and maybe more on the bottom of the punchouts. It seems to me that if the battery is better per gram of mass then perhaps the props these freestyle guys use for battery life just aren't pushing back against the motors to see it. Personally I can get tattu 75c batteries so cheap I can't see exchanging 3 for 1. It seems the new trend is to get the better relative amp handling per gram with 6s and low kv. Oohh imagine a 6s 175c maxamps battery. Might be worth it for someone who makes money racing. But not for me

I can't believe Mr. Steele can stand there all non chalant next to Joshua Bardwell. I would be screaming like a teenage girl at a Beatles concert asking him to autograph my chest.

I'm sorry to ask again is it the bear Creek s or different place. Im just new in Houston, try to find other people to fly . Thanks

The saves were as epic as mine, lol..

Mental note: I really need to try harder if I want to achieve those skills.