2 Pack 3.7V 130mAh LIPO for Blade MCX, Parkzone Vapor, Cessna helicopters

by Tenergy

Product Features

• NEW replacement battery for E-Flite Blade MCX, ParkZone Micro Citabria, Cessna 210 Centurion and Etomic Vapor helicopters
• Direct replacement, No modification needed!
• 3.7V Single cell Lithium Polymer 130mAh battery
• Comes with E-Z pull up tab, easier for you to take it out of the battery tray of Cessna
• Discharge rate: 10C

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• ASIN: B001MV4DMW
• Item model number: 30128
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,953 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Product Description

LIMITED SPECIAL SALE!!! Tenergy proudly announces our new replacement battery for E-Flite Blade MCX helicopter. It's a 130mAh 3.7v single cell LIPO. With this pack, you will get more flying time for extended flying enjoyment. It also works with ParkZone Micro Citabria, Cessna 210 Centurion and Etomic Vapor. Comes with E-Z pull up tab, easier for you to take it out of the battery tray of Cessna. Features and Benefits * Single cell Lithium Polymer 130mAh battery. * Capacity: 130mAh * Voltage: 3.7V * Discharge rate: 10C * Weight: 0.015lbs * Direct replacement, No modification needed!

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible quality! A little bit too wide. Fell apart in the mail., December 23, 2009

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Z8 - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: 2 Pack 3.7V 130mAh LIPO for Blade MCX, Parkzone Vapor, Cessna helicopters (Toy)

First of all, these things arrived falling apart. The quality is terrible, and they are a bit too wide to fit in the stock battery carriage of Blade MCX helicopters. You have to trim away some excess casing, and even then it is a tight squeeze.

At first, I thought these lasted a bit longer than the eflite 110s, but in a head-to-head test they do not last as long. I hovered two helicopters side by side, one with the eflight 110 mAh, one with the Tenergy 130 mAh, then swapped batts into opposite helicopters and did the test again. Several trials. Same result every time, the 130mAh-rated batteries quit first. They also take noticeably take less time to charge and are harder to pull out of the MCX battery charger due to shorter length.

Shorter + charge faster + shorter flying time = lower capacity than 110 MAh.

Avoid these batteries unless you are looking for a cheaply made, lower capacity battery. They are not necessarily a bad deal for the price, after some super-gluing and trimming out of the box. I'd estimate they are 100-105mAh using the eflite 110 as a yardstick.

Update: 3 weeks of light use and both of these have died.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR BLADE MCX s300 RTF Helicopter!, December 18, 2009

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V. M. "PC Enthusiast" (California) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: 2 Pack 3.7V 130mAh LIPO for Blade MCX, Parkzone Vapor, Cessna helicopters (Toy)

I purchased a twinpack of these LiPo Batteries for my Blade MCX s300 RTF RC Helicopter. Unlike the original batteries from e-Flite using 3.7V 110mAh LiPo's, the TENERGY LiPo's are TOO WIDE to fit into the battery carriage underneath the Blade MCX s300 RTF.

In addition, these batteries are much shorter than the standard length LiPo batteries from e-Flite for the Blade MCX. As a result, the TENERGY LiPo's have a length of tape-like material extending off the back-end so that you can still be able to pull them out of your battery charger. Again, that is where the extra width causes problems. The battery is too fat to fit into the charger as well!

Avoid the TENERGY LiPo and buy the e-Flite 3.7V 110mAh LiPo. The e-Flite battery is a superior product.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Quality, November 30, 2009

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M. Konopka (CT, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: 2 Pack 3.7V 130mAh LIPO for Blade MCX, Parkzone Vapor, Cessna helicopters (Toy)

These batteries do not fit in the Blade MCX heli's as advertised, they are a hair too wide and the tab interferes with the motors. Both batteries arrived falling apart. The black housing supporting the plug fell off inside the packaging before I even opened them. After some gluing and trimming I am able to squeeze them in, and the performance is as advertised. Unfortunately they are so poorly constructed I may not be able to use them for very long. Spend the extra money and buy a better set. These were a waste.