Is anyone selling Tattu packs in the US yet?
- Thread starter Bartman
- Start date
Motopreserve
Drone Enthusiast
i think john at addictiverc had the 16000 packs.
kloner
Aerial DP
Bartman
Welcome to MultiRotorForums.com!!
what I don't understand is why Hobbyking hasn't taken the Nano-tech packs past 8000 mah. at $109 each they're looking more and more like a bargain.
jfro
Aerial Fun
Recently we have seen some pretty sizable price decreasing coming out of DJI (S900 and Ronon). I believe some Chinese manufacturers have been overcharging (relative to their costs) and have plenty of room to lower prices... I think it's probable that they are just getting as much as they think they can and have plenty of room to lower their prices. I've been using the 8000 nano techs and they have been working very nicely. Have 6 of them. I have been babying them and don't drive them hard, but so far, they are working. No way I'm going to pay 2x for the same thing when they can be ruined so easy by mishandling, over/under driving them, crashes, etc....
I know their are many who will disagree with this, but it's just my opinion.
kloner
Aerial DP
because they took the multistar line there and are more inline being the high density type.... like uav's need.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/RC_PRODUCT_SEARCH.asp?strSearch=Multistar+High+Capacity+6S
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/RC_PRODUCT_SEARCH.asp?strSearch=Multistar+High+Capacity+6S
Motopreserve
Drone Enthusiast
I grabbed a couple of the multistar 6S 10A I'm going to try out and see how they do. Will probably charge/discharge a few cycles in the shop before I throw them on a craft. A few have reported good luck, others seem to have a few issues.
Motopreserve
Drone Enthusiast
People have voiced concerns. Not sure if anyone has suffered that fate yet.
I think they are Florida, US based, I ordered my tattu's from GetFPV. Should arrive Monday or Tuesday. Got the 10k, 16k and 22k packs, a few of each.
Edit: I'm never again buying cheap Chinese lipo's. Can't be trusted.
Last edited by a moderator:
Motopreserve
Drone Enthusiast
Their contact address is in china....
Motopreserve
Drone Enthusiast
I know the quality of the gens family. Priced out of reach for me until these Tatttu branded ones. I thought Gens was German. Maybe doing their plants in China?
I have no problem with where a particular product is made - as long as they perform as expected, and last within reason. I have had great luck with the Nano-Tech branded batteries. A little heavier, but have lasted better than some others I've tried that were pricier. So I'm open to whatever gets the job done in my budget.
synrg
Member
What particular brand(s) have you had a bad experience with?
Per http://genstattu.com "Tattu, the sister brand with Gens Ace,both of them are moving under Grepow who is the world leading high discharge rate lithium polymer battery manufacturer."
Grepow factory : Chuangyi Road, Longhua Town, Bao An District, Shenzhen, P.R.China
Bartman
Welcome to MultiRotorForums.com!!
Tattu packs are the same quality level as GensAce. The difference is that the Tattu brand is focusing on the needs of multi-rotor users and so are offering higher mah ratings combined with lower discharge C ratings.
My experience with GensAce has been very similar to the other battery brands I've tried, ymmv.
Interesting, i saw Florida on the website and the shipping comes from Florida (based on the tracking # i got a few days ago).
Store brand names that are made in china and rebranded for which ever e-store happens to sell them (they usually just have a sticker on them that corresponds with the store that's selling them + they never live up to the numbers given by the store). I don't want to point fingers since i have a business accounts with some of those companies... I'm just not buying their lipo's again!
Gen's are perfectly fine, never mentioned they were bad. Tattu are the same, but rebranded and slightly different (aimed toward multirotors). Expecting great things from them, based on the positive reviews (and the price, ouch!).
Last edited by a moderator:
synrg
Member
Yeah GetFPV is a FL based retailer and must either be a dealer for Tattu or maybe even their NA distributor? GetFPV is a great operation with knowledgable owner/staff.
I've had good luck with the GensAce packs and I'd expect the Tattu to provide solid performance too. China has some of the highest tech manufacturing facilities in the world now. Just because something is made in China does not inherently mean it is bad or good quality. I rely heavily on user feedback when deciding on purchasing something for myself these days and don't care much where it is manufactured as long as the quality and value are good. Please let us know your expereince with these packs.
Last edited by a moderator:
jfro
Aerial Fun
My mileage hasn't varied much either. But....
I don't have enough experience with different brands of batteries. However, I bought 6 Gens Ace Hardcovers's 48 / 5000 mah (2 at a time 3 months last year). I flew the first 4 pretty hard last year and 1 battery (#4 which means the 2nd batch I bought), has 1 cell which is going south on me. Another I thought was, but not so sure anymore. I have cut my flight times down on all of them and fly them on a lighter quad now so they don't warm up at all. Got longer flight times out of them than the 2 5000 mah 4s Turnigy's I bought and they didn't heat up as much.
When I bought batteries last year, I was looking for quality and value. I tried 2 Turnigy's, choosing them as my base for the lower end of the spectrum. Then tried the Gens Ace as a good quality mid priced solution. My experience is the Gens Ace were a better battery (higher c rating) and not much higher in price.
It's mentioned that they are targeting the needs of MR's with higher mah and lower C ratings. Turnigy/Nanotech/ Multitech has ventured into the lower C rating/higher mah battery with the Multitech and their marketing suggests it's more cost effective to lower the C rating. Their 10,000 mah 10c (20c burst) battery cost less than their 8,000 25c battery.
My point is that, I would be very surprised if the costs to produce the Tattu line is that much higher than other manufacturers. They are all using the same if not using similar ingredients. equipment, and processes. Quality control and standards may be different, but not sure there is much else that is significantly difference in costs.
As much as I'd like to try some Tattu's, I fly 2 batteries on my higher price rig, I do not worry about battery failure. Since I am 6 for 6 having good luck on what I'm now using, I'll continue to fly and not drive them as hard as I used (quitting at 3.55 to 3.6v per cell instead of 3.35 to 3.4v) to and see how long these last. So far, I can't find a reason to pay such a large premium.
| tattu | 10000 | 6s | 25c | $256.00 | 39.1 | mah /per dollar |
| nano | 8000 | 6s | 25c | $112.00 | 71.4 | mah /per dollar |
| multistar | 10000 | 6s | 10c | $98.00 | 102.0 | mah /per dollar |
<colgroup><col width="70"> <col width="50"> <col width="29"> <col width="34"> <col width="55"> <col width="59"> <col width="340"> </colgroup><tbody>
</tbody>
I'm not sure I should have posted this here, but it's a forum and we are talking batteries, so I hope it's ok.