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Old 09-02-2014
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Originally Posted by LongRat View Post
If that was true, why do people pay so much for '100C' batteries and more?
Especially as motor winds are restricted in most race classes, this simply isn't the case in my opinion. If there was a super low IR cell available that some individuals could buy but others could not, there is no question those lucky few would be at an advatage. The other guys are not allowed to drop a couple of turns on the motor to stay with them, are they? This is the reason for the homologated list in my opinion.
Simply not the case, if you look at the power rating of a motor and a lipo, most, if not all proper race packs have a much greater rms and pmpo power rating than any bwr maybe the really haìry chested mod motors, this ìs why you are now seeing more 4wd cars being designed around the shorty lipo. If you could theoretically have an esc with no resistance all you would end up doing is roasting motors.

As for the homologation process, it would be interesting to know what they do in respect to cell testing, is it just physical dimensions and voltage?
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