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BrianG · 05.23.2006, 02:31 PM

Only 4s? I got the 10xl so I could go with a higher voltage. Plus, I figured I would be a little easier on the throttle with ~20v as opposed to ~15v. Since the M1 cells are only 2.2Ah, it makes sense to go with a 2p setup, but then the cells weight as much (and take as much room if not more) as equivalent voltage/capacity NiMH cells. This is why I was looking at the emoli cells, which are 3Ah, and then use 5s or 6s for higher voltage.

On my relatively heavy bashing Revo (~13lbs), I get about 20-25 minutes of runtime on 14 GP3300 cells with an 8xl motor. I figured that motor draws substantially more current, so a similar battery setup (capacity/voltage wise) would last quite a bit longer on a 10xl. However, I've never raced, but I have heard racing is harder on batteries.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	05.23.2006, 02:31 PM Only 4s? I got the 10xl so I could go with a higher voltage. Plus, I figured I would be a little easier on the throttle with ~20v as opposed to ~15v. Since the M1 cells are only 2.2Ah, it makes sense to go with a 2p setup, but then the cells weight as much (and take as much room if not more) as equivalent voltage/capacity NiMH cells. This is why I was looking at the emoli cells, which are 3Ah, and then use 5s or 6s for higher voltage. On my relatively heavy bashing Revo (~13lbs), I get about 20-25 minutes of runtime on 14 GP3300 cells with an 8xl motor. I figured that motor draws substantially more current, so a similar battery setup (capacity/voltage wise) would last quite a bit longer on a 10xl. However, I've never raced, but I have heard racing is harder on batteries.