Originally Posted by
vannon
The 8AWG wires are hard to get into EC5's IMO - tried them last time, if only they had come with 10AWG or smaller, would have been better. I may have been doing something wrong, but that was my experience with 8AWG. Otherwise, EC5's are great to solder in, just make sure you have a pool of solder in the sockets, if you know what I mean.
agreed, the 8AWG is a PIA to soldier, just have to use the biggest iron you can get your hands on.
Originally Posted by
JimmyS1985
I wound up ordering a Turnigy 5000mah 4s 35c from hobbyking.
What is the "C" number mean? Isnt it discharge rate, hence more power?
Now I need to work on properly disposing of the battery.
the "C" rating is the discharge, these batteries will put out 175 amps (5000 x 35)