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Old 13-10-2009
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Originally Posted by Bravo View Post
So, given the reply by the above, I should just be sticking to 1C ?
c is coloumb,
but think of it like this
1c is refered to as 1x Charge rate

so if your pack is 5000mah, 1c is 5 amps

if its 20c rated pack it means it can dicharge or give an output of 5000mah x 20c = 100 amps

1s is one cell in serries which would give you 3.7 volts (nominal value of a lipo cell)
our packs (7.4volts) are 2s = 2 cells in serries

some good info here

http://www.trakpower.com/index.asp?page=lipoExpert.asp

http://www.flighttech.co.uk/newsOpen...sp?articleID=6


good cell layout graphics from jimmy here
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/reviewtrakpowerlipo/
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