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Old 31-12-2011
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2200mah 20C. Low capacity - runtime short. 20C. Lower current output This would be hopefully now be a really cheap pack of Li-po's.

5300mah 40C Over 2x capacity of the 2200's with 2x current output
This would now be a 'middle of the road' pack of Li-po's.
This is not strictly correct as the C refers to the capacity of the cells, so a 2200 20C pack can deliver 2.2A x 20 = 44 Amps whereas the 5300 40C can deliver 5.3A x 40 = 212 Amps !

Just to confuse thing:
High capacity cells with a low C rating might actually be able to deliver higher peak currents than a low capacity, high C pack.

However, just because cells can deliver the current, it doesn't mean they will as the current drawn depends on the motor and gearing to a large extent.
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