Flydigital
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I have 2 x 5000mAh 3s lipos used in series to create 6s power.
They are 20C rated.
I have made an octo and done a bench test after it crashed from over heated wires. In the test I ran it at mid power which was a current of around 35Amps.
After running down the batteries to about 3.4v per cell the batteries were hot and puffy.
Is the 20c rating too low?
I thought maybe 20c might mean maximum of 20amps current. But maybe in series it becomes 40amps for 2 or stays the same. If I need 40amps continuous in flight maybe I need higher c rating batteries?
Thanks for any help here.
They are 20C rated.
I have made an octo and done a bench test after it crashed from over heated wires. In the test I ran it at mid power which was a current of around 35Amps.
After running down the batteries to about 3.4v per cell the batteries were hot and puffy.
Is the 20c rating too low?
I thought maybe 20c might mean maximum of 20amps current. But maybe in series it becomes 40amps for 2 or stays the same. If I need 40amps continuous in flight maybe I need higher c rating batteries?
Thanks for any help here.