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Hyperion LiPo cells have earned a good name amongst electric fliers. Bob Hickman has reviewed them in his Airborne columns and spoken enthusiatically about them. They measure up - in performance, durability and incorporating the latest developments in LiPo technology.

The latest release of Hyperion LiPo cells are called Litestorm or LVZ series. The South Korean manufacturers claim 30C continuous, with 50C bursts for 20 seconds, from these cells - that means that you can draw amp rates of up to 50 times the capacity of the cells (eg.1200 mAh cells can deliver up to 60A for 20 seconds). That makes these cells just right for the new Electric Glider rules - with a hot motor you can draw up to 160A, for example, out of a 3200 mAh pack.
 
Hyperion also claim 2C charge rates are possible and give up to 80% capacity to the cells (previously a 1200 mAh pack could only be charged at 1.2A and take one hour - now you can charge at 2.4A and take half an hour).

But there is more - and it is not steak knives - these packs come with a balancing plug that is compatible with the Hyperion LBA10 balancer - buy these packs, and the matching active balancer, and you will have no more headaches with mismatching plugs.

Couple all that to the fact that these packs are smaller and lighter than most, and less expensive, and they present as a compelling range of LiPo batteries. In the chart, the number in the cell type column indicates the mAh capacity of the pack. The Series column indicates 2S (7.4V), 3S (11.1V), 4S (14.8V), 5S (18.5V).

Cell type
Series
Dimensions
Weight
Price
LVZ-700
2S
10 x 36 x 72mm
52g
$39
LVZ-700
3S
15 x 36 x 72mm
72g
$56
LVZ-1200
2S
12 x 31x 106mm
78g
$50
LVZ-1200
3S
18 x 34 x 106mm
113g
$74
LVZ-2000
2S
18 x 34 x 108mm
120g
$84
LVZ-2000
3S
28 x 34 x 108mm
178g
$123
LVZ-3200
2S
14 x 45 x 150mm
185g
$136
LVZ-3200
3S
20 x 49 x 150mm
276g
$200
LVZ-3200
4S
26 x 45 x 150mm
344g
$269
LVZ-3200
5S
32 x 49 x 150mm
433g
$337
LVZ-4500
2S
15 x 45 x 165mm
$185
LVZ-4500
3S
$272
LVZ-4500
4S
$360
LVZ-4500
5S
$450
LVZ-4500
6S
$540
To see LVX packs of 20C/30C rating click on this link.

Click here to see a summary of LVZ packs suitable for the new Limited Electric Glider competition rules.