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BrianG · 01.26.2009, 04:08 PM

4Ah @ 15C is only 60A. Most people shoot for at least 100A for 8th scale stuff. A 60A current rating would be ok if using 5s or better yet, 6s on a ~1700kv motor geared ~35mph or less. Using a 60A rated battery on 4s may cause the voltage to dip tripping the LVC, and/or cause the battery to work too hard.

Now, if you ran two of those in parallel, you'd be much better off IMO. 8Ah @ 15C is 120A.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	01.26.2009, 04:08 PM 4Ah @ 15C is only 60A. Most people shoot for at least 100A for 8th scale stuff. A 60A current rating would be ok if using 5s or better yet, 6s on a ~1700kv motor geared ~35mph or less. Using a 60A rated battery on 4s may cause the voltage to dip tripping the LVC, and/or cause the battery to work too hard. Now, if you ran two of those in parallel, you'd be much better off IMO. 8Ah @ 15C is 120A.