"Destination Discovery" Extended Range MXUS 3000W Build

[le15otl]

Icecube, you mentioned you were satisfied with the performance of the multistars at about 2C, what suffers with their performance at higher discharge say 5-10c? Did you measure their capacity?
I have some 10ah multistar packs and they will need to supply at least 4c.

Nice build btw

 

[icecube57]

Capacity starts to suffer slightly but mainly voltage sag. With Hobby King batteries you must derate the batteries. Their stated rating which is labeled on the pack which is a peak rating is not to be used in a continuous fashion. The continuous rating of the cells is usually 1/4 of the stated rating. Which is 2-2.5 C in case of the 10AH multistars. The 16AH multistars can put out more power upwards of 4-5C because their pack construction consists of 2 packs in parallel.If you double the 10AH packs in parallel you will see a similar benefit.

 

[wineboyrider]

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[le15otl]

Capacity starts to suffer slightly but mainly voltage sag. With Hobby King batteries you must derate the batteries. Their stated rating which is labeled on the pack which is a peak rating is not to be used in a continuous fashion. The continuous rating of the cells is usually 1/4 of the stated rating. Which is 2-2.5 C in case of the 10AH multistars. The 16AH multistars can put out more power upwards of 4-5C because their pack construction consists of 2 packs in parallel.If you double the 10AH packs in parallel you will see a similar benefit.

Did you actually measure the capacity at higher discharge (or at 2-2.5C) I'd love to see some numbers. Voltage sag is probably less of an issue for my setup since even if it sags to like 3.5v it'll still be plenty of power. I have found the same thing with HobbyKing batteries, apart from with turnigy 2200mah 20C, strangely.
Thanks for the reply.

 

[icecube57]

https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=61672 just look here. All you need to know about 10C multistar.

 

[icecube57]

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