Mr. Steele and Le Drib try a "TRUE 175C" battery 

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Thanks for coming to Houston Josh!

I’m soooo pumped because you are

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

Good to see Steele hanging out with the other guys.

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

Thank you, really wanted to see this...

You guys are awesome I had fun

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

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

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.

wicked outro! sublime.

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

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

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

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..

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!

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

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

Hi JB nice to see you :P

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.

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

Drew killed that Thunderpower! 3.2 volts per cell LOL

Looks like some good ole' fun

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Le dirb his quad has a awesome startup sound

Ok baby we pulling in the entrance

Stellar.

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.

Awesome!

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

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

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.

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.

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

Love it

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!!!

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

Good one

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

@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?

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..

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.

Let's just go back to gasoline and NOS

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

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

Tatuu R-Line 5.0 150c 1200mah 6s .. best battery ever made for racing or freestyle .. tiny like a 4s and super light

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

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

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

The saves were as epic as mine, lol..

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

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.

Tasty. On point:)

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

8:06 powerlooping the moon lmao

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.

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

Awesome! :D

in houston? goodness i need to catch up

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

nice

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

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.

Very Very Nice

Great test Joshua, Hope your enjoying yourself in China

The MaxAmps definitely sustained voltage better. That said, as Le Drib noted, you were comparing package-fresh MaxAmps to tired worn-out Thunderpowers. Also Drib murdered that poor final pack.... 12.1v at disarm o.o no wonder it was puffed up!

Well... I really don't know what to think about those tests. 🤔

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

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 ....

It's unfortunate because while it's clearly a great battery, I think most people will find the price tag outweighs the added value

really cooool

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

What drones been used here?

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

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