OMP M1 Gens Ace Battery Review - Is it better than stock?

The OMP M1 has been my favorite and best performing small yard practice RC helicopter to date. The only real complaint I have with the M1 is the limited battery options we have.

Battery size on the OMP M1 is after all very specific, so you can't just find a similar capacity 2S LiPo pack and hope it fits; in short, it can be hard & expensive sourcing the OMP M1 battery packs. Believe me, I know. I'm located in Canada and had to order my extra OMP M1 LiPo packs from the US. Shipping and import fees cost more than the packs!

Thankfully Gens Ace (one of my personal favorite RC LiPo battery manufacturers) has our back with their 2S 400 mAh 60C LiPo pack specifically made for the OMP M1. Gens Ace product number: GEA4002S60JST
There are Gens Ace dealers worldwide, so getting them in your own country to avoid high import & shipping fees is fairly painless.

Is the Gens Ace M1 battery better than the OMP factory 350 mAh 2S battery? Will it fit okay? Will it give longer flight times? Is it more powerful? Should you pick up a few for your M1? These are the questions I had, and I hope to answer all of them for you in this review.

Links:

Gens Ace GEA4002S60JST OMP M1 & T-Rex T15 Battery Pack
https://www.buddyrc.com/products/copy...

Gens Ace for all your RC powering needs:
https://www.buddyrc.com/collections/g...

OMP M1 RC Helicopter:
https://www.buddyrc.com/products/omph...

Understanding LiPo Internal Resistance:
https://www.rchelicopterfun.com/lipo-...

Time Chapters:
0:00 Howdy Folks
0:54 Gens Ace Specifications
2:19 Out of Box Voltage
2:52 Internal Resistance
4:00 Battery Testing
10:23 Thrust Testing
13:36 Test Flight

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