Originally Posted by
PYRO689
Question for Casper or Ryan, (or anyone else with input)
I see you both are sponsored by Venom for your batteries. The 5800 they have are at a 70C rating. Question is with your experience at what point, if any is overkill in the C category? What I have noticed as the C rating goes up the mAh goes up along with the weight of the battery. While shopping for batteries I have seen the C rating as high as 100.
Has there been any independent comparisons on the batteries that anyone could refer me to?
Looking forward to hearing input.
Ken
SCTE is half way built doing a little bit at a time. Will have it ready for this weekend
Lol currently read up to post 5041 got about 1000 more lots of great info.
I would say for this car Higher C is better. Yes you are right typically higher C rating and higher Mah generally mean heavier battery. For the SCTE (or any 4wd SC for that matter) good batteries are important due to the massive amp draw these cars demand from batteries. We are not using the newer Venom 7000mah 70C packs which are only a few grams heavier then our 5800 70C batteries were. Extra runtime makes sure the 10 min mains are not a problem.
higher C rating typically means lower internal resistance so more punch and lower battery temps.
Venom batteries IMO are under rated for there "C" level compared to other batteries I have used or from feedback I have recieved from others who have tried my batteries. I have been VERY pleased with the performance and durability of the Venom packs and would highly recommned them to anyone looking for batteries. Not saying they are the only good batteries out there but I have had tremendous luck with my cells and cannot complain one bit about them.