20c LiPo too low for AE-5 ESC?

[westerlycarrot9]

Greetings. New member of the forums as well as new SCX10.2 RTR owner The only battery i own right now is a 2s 3250mah 20C and the truck seems to run perfectly with it. However i was told that a 20C lipo is too low for the AE-5 ESC and it could fry it in the future. Is that true?

[lonleycreeper]

No.

20c ratig is the amount of amps the battery can discharge at once. so your 3250 is goo for 64-65 amps, constant, and my crawleres bound up only pull 25- 30 amps, depending on the motor. if you are running a 35 turn motor or so you will have no problems.

btw 3s is quite a bit more efficient. I run small 30 c flight packs 2200 mah, so 62 amps, with no problems.

[westerlycarrot9]

Yes i use the stock 35t motor and i'll probably continue to use it for some time. It's good to know there is no problem I was actually thinking about buying a new 2s lipo but a 4000 or 5000 mah but i'll think about the 3s as well.

[Topher Builds]

Any risk running a 3s 20c 4000 mah venom on the stock setup? Worth the performance benefit over a 2s 25c 5000 mah venom?

[allanon1965]

Should run fine, and you will see a noticable increase in performance for sure

[Traulus]

I am always using 45C rate discharge,on any setup.I had customers burning electronics with a 20C discharge rate

[SDheavymetal]

I have found that higher C rated batteries last longer for me. After I use them I stick them on the charger and put them in storage mode. I use 3 cell lipo's in most of my trucks.

[Ninomaniac]

Traulus, that wasn't because of 20C.
A 5000mAh 20C pack is rated for more current than, say, a 1800mAh 50C pack.

Makes sense that higher rated packs last longer, they're more expensive and made to tighter tolerances.

[Ninomaniac]

Originally Posted by Pant Danza

Any risk running a 3s 20c 4000 mah venom on the stock setup? Worth the performance benefit over a 2s 25c 5000 mah venom?

50% more voltage equals 50% more speed.