20c vs 100c Does it make a difference??

I know this is an older video but C rating does matter. A higher C rated battery will be able to sustain higher voltages but also at higher current output. This will allow an RC car to accelerate out of a corner more aggressively, or for an RC boat to get out of the hole faster. For these reasons, it is a great idea to select a pack with the highest C ratings that you can.

Newb here. If my understanding is correct, the c rating is the amount of amps the cells can continuously discharge. Amps are drawn from a circuit, so if the electronic circuit in the car only draws 40 amps then a cell capable of more isnt going to offer any performance increase other than the cells ability to maintain that lower amp draw easier, meaning less stress on the cell, but at the same time that higher rated cell can reach that 40 amp rating of the circuit while suffering less voltage drop which will give u a little more punch off the line but ultimately shouldn't make any difference to over all power output.

The higher C rating seemed to increase torque and acceleration. The gens ace batteries seemed to be way more energetic. Not to mention they did backflips which proves the tires are in fact spinning up faster and harder than the Turnigy batteries. They might top out at the same speed due to some other bottleneck in the system but those extra amps are definitely helping with the initial acceleration and torque

Keep in mind the stock system was designed to run off of low c batteries. A noticable different would be more likely in a castle system with more power hungry components

This couldn't have come at a better time!! Me and my dad were debating over what "C" rating to get, and this video saved me 40 bucks! Thank you so much! (XMAXX hitting the sand is AWESOME!!)

Your hitting sand banks with your xmaxx and I'm still hitting loader banks of snow with mine lol hopefully it warms up to -20 degrees Celsius soon,we've been having a cold snap and my hunting trigger finger is itching to hit trigger for rc hahah great video my friend

Low c rating batteries will cause bigger ripple voltage and damage your esc. Pulling too much current will also damage a low c battery.

Done this a week ago with, ZOP 45c GENS ACE 50c and the stock JLB 30c running in a Typhon V3 blx. Great test to see this mammoth perform

I believe the 100c has better response time at a lower rpm to mid range rpm. That's why they are able to get the XMAXX to do a backflip compared to the 20-40c

Should do a blind “taste” test like they use to do with Coke and Pepsi! Now that would be interesting. Have someone else put the batteries and do a timed bash run with similar manoeuvres. Awesome videos by the way.

Very cool compare video and a great way to start the day. Seeing the xmaxx flop around before work. Good day woot woo

Man oh man. That's a rough question. It should! But not only do companies inflate these numbers but your motor or electronics need to know how much they can draw. I've always wondered on Traxxas stuff if the reason they're so ambiguous about this is because their smart systems don't allow full bursts. Especially when it's not their brand. But 20 constant current vs 100 should for all intents and purposes. Especially important for flying vehicles.

Gens ace batteries seemed to have more burst power..going from a dead stop with more force..

The only place where you will notice a difference, would be on a continuous discharge, for instance a race on a large track where you where on the power continuously over a long period... We use the same batteries for high powered electric offroad skateboards... (think of it as rc cars you stand on!!!!) there the difference is noticeable when we for instance go up a long hill at high speed, the the lower C rating battery will sag, (and often inflate and die) also over longer higer throttle rides on the harder mountainboard trails, we quite easily kill the low C batteries Maby have a look at my youtube channel to see what i'm talking about.. (it's mostly in danish, but the fun part is "international")

They ship fast from addison il. I was very pleased with his customer service. My lhs wants 60 to 70 for same type of battery. No way. These batteries make my plane fly very fast . My traxxas 4 tec 2.0 brushless do 50 mph.

It's safer to run a higher C rating battery because you're not constantly running at the battery's maximum draw rate. Just because you have 100C available, doesn't mean you're going to draw 100C. But, if your ESC/Motor can draw 30C, and your battery is only capable of 20C, it could spell disaster for the battery. Performance boost or not, I'd go higher with more headroom.

Interesting outcome , thanks for showing us 👍👌👍

I would like you to see you do this test with 2 xmaxx Really appreciate the video thank you keep up the amazing work

For sure buddy I couldn’t leave till my truck was tore up lol

Nice video 👍 The C rating should help keep the heat down in your cables a little bit too.