by ranger » Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:25 pm
the motor will only draw what it needs to run at peek performance, if you are pulling a heavy spring or have a high rof then a 9.6v might not have enough enough to run the motor at its peek and a high C lipo will. as long as your wiring can handle it a 50C lipo will not do any more than a 20C if your motor only needs 15C to run at its peek. the "C" is the available power not the amount that is always given. the danger is when you have been running your motor with to little power (lets say 10C and your motor needs 15C). now yes it will still run fine but you motor is not giving out all its potential so when you hook up a 20C lipo your motor is now running at is peek and is cycling faster and with more torque than it was before. this will put more ware on your parts and can break ones that cant handle the new strain. the safest way is to hook up a voltmeter and see how much your gearbox is drawing from the 9.6 and from a 7.2 and an 11.1. as long as there is no major jump in the draw then you are safe to run it. now lets say there is a major jump, that dose not mean itself that your gearbox will tear itself apart. it just means that their is more strain on the parts and as long as you have good parts you can still run it with little worry. keep in mind though how you use it will make a huge impact on how long it will last. a lipo is like a super charger for a car, yes it will let you get more out of your car but the candle that burns twice as bright only last half as long. so if you dont run it wide open all the time it will last much longer.
-don't bother running you'll only die tired-