Originally Posted by
Jordan Anderson
Voltage.
Although Lipos do have a relatively flat discharge curve, none the less, as you deplete a pack in a race it provides less voltage.
A higher capacity pack will provide a higher average voltage over the duration of a race as compared to a lower capacity pack.
+1
This can be the difference between making a double double, or having to make it a double single single. And if someone else can still make it at the end, you're gonna lose some time to them there. Best thing to do is drop the weight elsewhere and run a bigger mah pack. I can run a 5000 and stay near minimum weight. Can really feel the difference over a 4100 pack at the end of a main