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lipomax · 02.17.2005, 11:03 PM

When I run high voltage Lipo, the motors definitely stay cooler than with lower volts and NiMH. A basic 5300 with 6 cells get HOT during a 5 minute race. A Basic 2700 with 14.8 cells gets nowhere near as hot, nor does the controller get hot, and to boot, there is MUCH more power too.

When you ran those 15C 2000s, you were probably pulling about 60 amp spikes in first gear if you geared for 35 mph. Probably not damage those, but could if ran hard.

I used to run my 15C 2000s in my TC for 10 minutes at a time geared for 35 mph. I would pull amp spikes of around 40 amps but occasionally would end up swelling a cell here or there. Constantly going over the max rating will harm cells. BTW, for TC, I would rather use the U Force - the parameters can be set for drag brake, etc. First thing I noticed when I went for the 12.97fwe to the U Force 75 was that it was more driveable with a little drag - or maybe it was the car?

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lipomax RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 191 Join Date: Feb 2005	02.17.2005, 11:03 PM When I run high voltage Lipo, the motors definitely stay cooler than with lower volts and NiMH. A basic 5300 with 6 cells get HOT during a 5 minute race. A Basic 2700 with 14.8 cells gets nowhere near as hot, nor does the controller get hot, and to boot, there is MUCH more power too. When you ran those 15C 2000s, you were probably pulling about 60 amp spikes in first gear if you geared for 35 mph. Probably not damage those, but could if ran hard. I used to run my 15C 2000s in my TC for 10 minutes at a time geared for 35 mph. I would pull amp spikes of around 40 amps but occasionally would end up swelling a cell here or there. Constantly going over the max rating will harm cells. BTW, for TC, I would rather use the U Force - the parameters can be set for drag brake, etc. First thing I noticed when I went for the 12.97fwe to the U Force 75 was that it was more driveable with a little drag - or maybe it was the car?