understanding Lipo's

[bgbdwlf2500]

Not new to electric but am very new to the new Lipo technology. This is where i am confused

"2S or 3S LiPo hard case battery packs, 25C minimum"

This is what the esc can handle... Does this mean i can run 1 (one) 6s battery pack or does it mean i have to run dual 3s packs. Controller can handle up to 25 volts. I guess I'm mainly confused on the 25c thing.. I'm looking for the most power i can run without spending a fortune

somebody just give me an example of a battery i could use, i can figure it out from there

 

[hamz9561]

2s refers to the number of cells in the pack. 2p would be the number of cells in parallel. 25c is the discharge rate. The higher the discharge rate the harder the vehicle will accelerate.

 

[bgbdwlf2500]

2s refers to the number of cells in the pack. 2p would be the number of cells in parallel. 25c is the discharge rate. The higher the discharge rate the harder the vehicle will accelerate.

so 25c minimum means that i have to use a pack that is 2s or 3s and that has a c rating of 25 or higher correct? but i can't use a 6s, it has to be 2 - 3s?

 

[scottc]

the c rating is how much discharge a battery can take out of itself and any time of full throttle bursts. so higher c ratings is better because the battery can handle the discharge rate..
many 1/8 scale setups can run on a 6s but that depends if you have the esc wiring or the batteries set up for parallel or series wiring.
rember now that------
IN series ====higher volts, exampler is [2] 2s packs is the same as a 4s pack
IN parallel=====higher mah so the volts are at the same as say a 2s pack but if running say [2] 2s pack with say again 2200 mah you have now 4400 mah so the running time will be longer.

 

[2revo1maxx]

If you have an esc that requires 25c or higher, make sure you have enough mah too....c rating x mah = discharge rate in amp hours.