Need lipo suggestion

[Soya]

I need a 3 cell, roughly 3800-5000 mah, but 10c. Any ideas?

[BrianG]

Usually, if you know the voltage, capacity (Ah), and max current your setup will require, it's just a matter of getting a pack that physically fits in the spot you have that doesn't weigh more than you want.

[Serum]

I would say maxamps packs?

[Soya]

All the max amps packs I see are 20c, and I don't need to pay double for the current capacity I don't need. I have some common sense 10c packs here at the hobbyshop, but there's a big gap between 3850 mah and 6000 mah.

Truerc if all you need is a 10C pack. Definitely the best bang for the buck going.

[zeropointbug]

What is this for, kinda important to know?

[Soya]

Brushless rally car.

Do you mean a 1/10 scale rally car? I'm be looking at the maxamps 3S 5Ah packs or the similar packs from Kokam and flightpower. With lipo, it's not a bad idea to have more battery than you need, rather than push what you have to the ragged edge.

[zeropointbug]

Originally Posted by AAngel

Do you mean a 1/10 scale rally car? I'm be looking at the maxamps 3S 5Ah packs or the similar packs from Kokam and flightpower. With lipo, it's not a bad idea to have more battery than you need, rather than push what you have to the ragged edge.

I agree, you are better off spending a little more for something that will most likely last longer, and perform better, and be more reliable all around.

[Soya]

Well it only pulls 15 amps, 25 burst, so nothing incredible.

Are you talking about a 1/18 scale car? If so, that changes everything, almost.

Could you be more specific about what you are running this in? If it is an 1/18 scale, those batteries are pretty cheap as it is. How inexpensive are you trying to get?

[zeropointbug]

Yeah, we need to know the size and weight of the thing first.

I can't see a 1/10 car only sucking 25 amp bursts

[Soya]

It's a HPI RS4 rally, 1/10 scale, bout 53 ounces with a nimh battery. I have a nemesis blue motor, with which I'm not terribly happy with, but oh well.

[BrianG]

What don't you like about the motor?

For a 1/10 scale car, I'd go with the Maxamps packs. If you really feel like you don't need the punch of a 20C pack, then you can afford to downsize, so to speak. I don't see how you can say that it will only pull around 25A though. I'm sure that it will pull more than that in bursts. If you get a 10C pack and wind up doing lots of bursts, you could fry up that 10C pack.