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Lipo battery question
« on: December 31, 2012, 09:58:27 AM »
When it comes to turning the motor which is more important the discharge rate: "C", or the voltage?
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Re: Lipo battery question
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2012, 11:41:26 AM »
I believe voltage. C rating is simply the maximum safe continuous discharge rate of a pack. If you see 10C on your battery, it means it can be discharged at 10 times that pack's capacity.

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Re: Lipo battery question
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2012, 12:22:54 PM »

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Re: Lipo battery question
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2012, 12:38:09 PM »
Watt = voltage x amperage

A given motor at a given load will always have a wattage rating, whether you know the number or not.

You want to find the amount you would need to run it under the conditions you wish to attain.

Amperage output capacity is your C rating times your battery capacity rating in amp hours.

Eg: 25C, 2200mah battery = 25 x 2.2 = 55amps capable

Given 7.4v or 11.1v with a 25c & 2200mah rating, both will output 55 amps. However the voltage will change how much watts get to the motor, to wit, how much wattage the motor will be able to use.

7.4v x 55amp = 407watts
11.1v x 55amps = 610.5watts

There is also the wiring to take into consideration, but the voltage drop in all but the worse of wiring should be less than .5v, so its negligible.

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Re: Lipo battery question
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2012, 02:21:24 PM »
Perfect! Thank you!
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Re: Lipo battery question
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2012, 02:24:50 PM »
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