lipo C and volts

[laton7]

with the C rating on a lipo battery I know that it is to do with the current flow but isn't that also what the voltage is or am I totally missing something?
The reason I ask is that i have just bought a new set of battery's for my merv but haven't had a chance to run then yet. My old battery's are 25-35c and my new ones are 40-80c but both are only 2S so will it affect performance?

 

[laton7]

.... no one?

 

[Racer 1966]

LiPo voltage is 3.7v per cell regardless of C rating. A higher C rating increases the total power stored in the battery and the rate it can be consumed. A higher C rated battery can increase the power of your vehicle depending on the systems needs but it will only draw what it needs.

At least that's my understanding on the C ratiing but I'm a nitro guy. Hopefully one of our more intelligent electric guys will show up soon with a more thorough explanation.

 

[robmob]

C rating is the maximum safe continuous discharge rate for the pack.

 

[Greywolf74]

It wont negatively affect performance. Whether it will improve it or not depends on how much of a load was put on the old 25C packs. If the motor was pulling a heavy load off the 25C than you will probably seem some better performance but if 25C was plenty for the kit then 40C will be fine but overkill for that particular kit and you wont see any difference.

 

[laton7]

ok thanks guys