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Originally Posted by tc2k
Actually, I heard somewhere that less cells mean less current draw so longer duration
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Depends. For the same motor running on 5 cells instead of 6 means less current draw so more duration, but the lower voltage means less speed as well. So you bolt in a faster motor to get the speed back and so reduce the duration.
At the 2005 Worlds Neil Cragg ran 5 cells to win the finals. The low grip surface meant drivers were using fairly mild motors and he qualified using 6 cells and a 14x2 motor, which was changed to 5 cells and a 12x2 motor for the finals. It was smoother but Neil didn't notice the difference between the two different setups.