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MetalMan · 04.30.2006, 08:34 PM

C rates don't mean anything without the capacity factored in...

If you have an 8000mah 8C pack, that can handle 64amps continuously. If you have a 3200mah 20C pack, that can also handle 64amps continuously. The 8C will obviously give you more than twice the runtime, but it will also weigh more. My point is that C rates aren't all that important. Don't go out and buy a pack just because it says 15C or 20C.

I run an 8C 5400mah (43amps continuous) in my 1/8 buggy, and that holds up fine. Recently I bought an 8C 6600mah battery that I have yet to try.

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MetalMan RC-Monster Mod Offline Posts: 5,297 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal	04.30.2006, 08:34 PM C rates don't mean anything without the capacity factored in... If you have an 8000mah 8C pack, that can handle 64amps continuously. If you have a 3200mah 20C pack, that can also handle 64amps continuously. The 8C will obviously give you more than twice the runtime, but it will also weigh more. My point is that C rates aren't all that important. Don't go out and buy a pack just because it says 15C or 20C. I run an 8C 5400mah (43amps continuous) in my 1/8 buggy, and that holds up fine. Recently I bought an 8C 6600mah battery that I have yet to try. SH Z-Car, Custom Crawler, 8s Savage, 12s XTM XLB 1/7 buggy, 4wd 4-link rear/IFS Pro4 truck, Custom Hyper 10 Short Course, Belt-Drive Mammoth ST 1/8 truggy, 4s 17.5 MM Pro HPI Blitz