Anyone running the TrakPower Lipo 3200 battery, TrakPower Charger & TrakPower V-Balancer package? If so please post your opinions. Is it:

:) All good?

:( No good?

Doesn't seem to be the way to go I guess?:confused:

What do you guys that have been running Lipo suggest as far as the whole battery, charger, balancer package?

I believe Tyler McKinny used the TrakPower 3200 at the paved nat's. Don't know about the rest of the package.

I've seen several who are using the balancer, I've never seen the charger.

BATTERY A+

BALANCER A+

CHARGER isn't much go with something that can charge at higher amps like an LRP Pulsar3.

Trackpower is what won the 21.5 at the nationals. I sold them to him, and have sold several more after the nats. I have had people tell me they are better than the SMCs, who knows? I guess its the Ford and Chevy thing. Any way I usualy have both in stock, just out of the Trackpower right now. I can get them about any time, I'm near the US distributor. Either one is $85. The charger and the balancer are both nice. If you can afford to do it, the nice setup is the Trackpower charger and balancer to do battery maintainance and the LRP Pulsar 3 to charge with when you race.

Trackpower is what won the 21.5 at the nationals. I sold them to him, and have sold several more after the nats. I have had people tell me they are better than the SMCs, who knows? I guess its the Ford and Chevy thing. Any way I usualy have both in stock, just out of the Trackpower right now. I can get them about any time, I'm near the US distributor. Either one is $85. The charger and the balancer are both nice. If you can afford to do it, the nice setup is the Trackpower charger and balancer to do battery maintainance and the LRP Pulsar 3 to charge with when you race.


Heard the same thing.

Track tested and found that the Trackpower is far better in voltage then SMC.

Heard the same thing.

Track tested and found that the Trackpower is far better in voltage then SMC.


now that is some funny stuff!:freak:

now that is some funny stuff!:freak:

Its funny when your peddlling product on this form for SMC. :hat:

I tried the SMC pack personally and it SUCKS!! Now thats funny!!:thumbsup:

ross you run in the B main! you are not a ringing endorsement for any product!

the gfx does not lie...

i'm sure thet rak power is a great lipo pack....but i'll strap an smc in my car when i go lipo.


all you need is some gfx numbers posted on here...than let the consumer decide what pack has the lowest IR #'s and the true C rating on the labels...no other lipo can hold a candle to the C rating of a smc lipo...sorry to hear you had bad luck with an smc pack you aren't allowed to use yet here in florida....

Hey Kat I have both and the numbers are pretty close. Just a matter of bullet connectors or deans plugs for me.

ross you run in the B main! you are not a ringing endorsement for any product!

the gfx does not lie...

i'm sure thet rak power is a great lipo pack....but i'll strap an smc in my car when i go lipo.


all you need is some gfx numbers posted on here...than let the consumer decide what pack has the lowest IR #'s and the true C rating on the labels...no other lipo can hold a candle to the C rating of a smc lipo...sorry to hear you had bad luck with an smc pack you aren't allowed to use yet here in florida....

Kat,

As always check out your facts first.
I ran in the A-main.

I used the SMC packs as well did others and all agree the Track pack are
WAY better then SMC.

Ask Matt who ran them at MTR and he was slower then the
smaller Orion pack he put back in his car.

The SMC C rating is a joke.

I was slower cause I didn't get the gearing right on the smaller track and still not sure what I need for gearing as each motor needs a little different gear. On saturday night during practice I ran both and picked up a 10th with both batteries could have been more but I didn't check the weight and I know the SMC and Trakpower both weigh more than the Orion 3200.

ok ross the smc is a joke,you win! lol oh wait a second you never win! ahahhahahaha

Kat that was a false statement. He wins the race to the underside of boylans pit table. LOL J/K Ross

I've cycled both and if you compare them apples to apples (no heating or zapping or other BS) the SMC cycles a lot better.

SMC
~7.30
~7.5 IR
~305s at 7.00V

Trak Power
~7.20
~9.5
~260s at 7.00V

The Trakpower really responded to being heated. I haven't bothered messing with heating the SMC since it isn't going to be legal anymore to heat them anyway.

Numbers I have seen posted on HT showing Trakpower packs in the 7.40s for voltage and 5s for IR are either heated or zapped packs. Lets say I learned a lesson about what questions to ask before purchasing based on numbers posted in swap and sell.

thanks for posting the facts! the GFX tells no lies and neither does danny at smc!

if you want low IR and the highest voltage you need an smc pack! but hey i won't say i told ya so! or will I? ahahhahahah

viva la smc

The only thing I have seen is the track power packs came unsoldered in the connector when you cycled them at 35 Amp discharge.We have some racers running them at our track.

I've cycled both and if you compare them apples to apples (no heating or zapping or other BS) the SMC cycles a lot better.

SMC
~7.30
~7.5 IR
~305s at 7.00V

Trak Power
~7.20
~9.5
~260s at 7.00V

The Trakpower really responded to being heated. I haven't bothered messing with heating the SMC since it isn't going to be legal anymore to heat them anyway.

Numbers I have seen posted on HT showing Trakpower packs in the 7.40s for voltage and 5s for IR are either heated or zapped packs. Lets say I learned a lesson about what questions to ask before purchasing based on numbers posted in swap and sell.

Now compare them to the Orion's 5000 lipo.:wave:

The only thing I have seen is the track power packs came unsoldered in the connector when you cycled them at 35 Amp discharge.We have some racers running them at our track.

Yep!
The pack is rated at 30C but not the connector!!:freak:

SMC are the best..................NOT!

ok let me get this straight!

you want to compare a smc 3200 to a orion 5000 pack?

and you hate smc because a connector can't hold 35 amp discharge rates? direct solder!

WOW! your right you win LOL

no the connector on the trakpower cant hold the 35 amp discharge.

no the connector on the trakpower cant hold the 35 amp discharge.

Thats weird it held alot higher than that for me...

we've had one melt the case and the other come unsoldered so far.

I was thinking the same thing. :)

we've had one melt the case and the other come unsoldered so far.

Dang nick that sucks. :(

We had a guy MELT the plugs on a ORION pack, and melt the case....

The problem was he was using 3.5mm plugs instead of 4mm, and they had too much resistance.

yeah tyler but on a brighter note they werent mine.....I'm still running one smc waiting to see what happens.

ok let me get this straight!

you want to compare a smc 3200 to a orion 5000 pack?



No. Compare the SMC 5000 to the Orion 5000 pack!


and you hate smc because a connector can't hold 35 amp discharge rates? direct solder!


Look I'm not a sponsored driver and I'm not selling R/C product on here like your pushing SMC packs Kat.
I don't hate SMC .

I just want all the racers here to know that.

I've cycled both and if you compare them apples to apples (no heating or zapping or other BS) the SMC cycles a lot better.

SMC
~7.30
~7.5 IR
~305s at 7.00V

Trak Power
~7.20
~9.5
~260s at 7.00V

The Trakpower really responded to being heated. I haven't bothered messing with heating the SMC since it isn't going to be legal anymore to heat them anyway.

Numbers I have seen posted on HT showing Trakpower packs in the 7.40s for voltage and 5s for IR are either heated or zapped packs. Lets say I learned a lesson about what questions to ask before purchasing based on numbers posted in swap and sell.

LOL.. ditto... price was right,it ended in a slash...thanks Pat..lol...
Pat-no worries,just needed one to do my own research..

look if trak power 3200 can't hold a candle to q 3200 smc the same will apply to the 5000 vs 5000 the smc lipo is a superior lipo pack...

sponsored or not the racers need to know that right now smc is king of voltage and IR..and for oval racing that is what you are looking for...

like i said don't take my word for it..get a gfx and test for yourself..

if you heat an smc pack it will perform even better...lipo's like to be warm before they take a charge...not a secret but if you warm the trak power you have to warm the smc to do an honest test.

sponsored or not the racers need to know that right now smc is king of voltage and IR..and for oval racing that is what you are looking for...


Hmmm if ALL the companies built products on the SAME LEVEL playing field - you wouldn't have TO LOOK for anything. You could go into your LHS, buy a

SMC
TrakPower
LRP/REEDY
TRINITY
ORION
YEAH RACING
Max Amps
etc. pack

AND RACE

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

joe you were put in your place on rc tech over the same arguement.

companies are not in business to make there stuff equal to there competitors stuff...

smc is in the battery business..it is dannys business to make the best battery...

this way danny can pay his bills and eat dinner at night...quality sells at the hobby shop counter.

joe you were put in your place on rc tech over the same arguement.

Put me in "MY PLACE" all you want - REALITY SUCKS Doesn't it?

Every year we have had complaints about the "Name the Product Here" of the MONTH, or the 'Battery Wars' THIS is the kind of B.S. that cause those issues and we FINALLY had a way to TAKE it pretty much OUT of the equation...but NOPE - Gotta keep that mentality PUSHING FORWARD.

So - I as NORMAL will stick to my GUNS!

joe lipo nimh nicad as new technology is developed someone else will find a way to make it better and how to manipulate it to get he most out of it.

you have been in this game way to long to be so damn naive ..lipo is just another battery....the same but different...smc had the best cells in the business and now looky here they have the best lipo cells as well...the more things change...the more they stay the same......keep fighting that battle bruther...i wish you luck

I am new to oval, but have been playing and racing RC on & off for awhile now (my first car was a Tamiya Grashopper in 1985).

Anyway... I agree that it is difficult at best to keep up with the ever changing hot ticket battery/motor combination, but I also agree that the RC companies are in business to make money and the best way to do that is with either best cost, superior product or superior service (or some combination thereof). If all of RC went to LiPo brand X, we would be in the same dilema with batteries as we are with personal transponders... one company cornering the market and able to charge whatever they see fit for their products until nobody buys them.

Just a thought?

If all of RC went to LiPo brand X, we would be in the same dilema with batteries as we are with personal transponders... one company cornering the market and able to charge whatever they see fit for their products until nobody buys them

The difference is - there ARE other companies making batteries/motors/escs, etc. So when ONE drops the ball - another picks it up... (Which is kind of what WILL happen with SMC since ORION dropped the ball by dropping their 3200.) But the SMC obsoletes the original 3200 by ORION where others wouldn't have.

thank you slakr for having gods gift of common sense.

The difference is - there ARE other companies making batteries/motors/escs, etc. So when ONE drops the ball - another picks it up... (Which is kind of what WILL happen with SMC since ORION dropped the ball by dropping their 3200.) But the SMC obsoletes the original 3200 by ORION where others wouldn't have.

I really do understand your point and it would be great to say "all batteries must be created equal", but that either won't or can't happen.

If Orion "dropped the ball" then that is not SMC's fault, the RC communities fault or anyone else’s other than Orion. Competition is good for any market.

I have a CORE 20C 3250 pack that I use in my VTA car (I assume it is a branded YEAH racing pack) and it performs far better than my Orion 20C 3200 pack, so I find it hard to believe that SMC would have been the only company to obsolete the original Orion 3200... Just my opinion.

Even with all that being said... I am in the process of just starting in oval. I have an AE L4, an Orion 3200 20C Lipo and 2400 20C LiPo. This is what I intend to use with a Novak 21.5BL motor. I have no intention of buying the SMC pack right now, but oval is secondary for me and in all honesty; first or last I have fun racing both on the track and at the bench.

Technology is not a constant...

... and there are other companies making transponders and lap counters; unfortunately they do not have a superior product or superior marketing (or presence) but they certainly do have superior price.