Originally Posted by
sn47som1
I agree, i know no lipo is rated for close to that many amps 850... but I want an accurate guesstimate at least of the power being used under full load. I dont want to see a single cell ever begin to puff on my ~$170 4s. Knowing the power load will greatly help to assess proper gearing range without too much strain on battery.
And if it turned out the motor was drawing 200A, would you consider that within the rating? 200 is well under 850 but pretty much any battery will puff with 200A loads.
Just read the manuals. ESC manuals tend to tell you the upper limit of what motor is suitable. And motor manuals often have gearing guidelines for different vehicle weights. And if you're still really keen on an amperage number after doing that, look at the amp rating on the ESC.