LiPo Battery C Rating Explained

Over the last year, I have had numerous questions on if a higher C rating on a battery will affect or damage an ESC or a Motor. I thought I would create a video explaining what C rating is and that it will not hurt anything by having too much (if there is such a thing). But having too little C rating will damage the battery. Hopefully this clears some things up for some of the newcomers to the hobby and helps them decide on a better battery for their setup. I would love to hear your feedback on this in the comments below!

[thenewyorkhobbyist]

No wonder my battery is puffy, and I've been in the hobby for 3 years, thanks for the awsome video

[vitankarshreyas]

I've watched ton of videos on youtube....but yours is the cleanest explanation so far...thank you !!!

[brianreardon]

Thanks so much for this.. got back into hobby few months ago still learning did not want to hurt my arrma outcast !

[brandonbishop]

Best video I’ve seen explaining c rating!!! Super informative!!! Thank you 🙏🏻

[harpoon_bakery]

wow, this is the best info i have gotten on the C-Rating... i'm getting a higher C-rating...been trying to find the right combo .. i already have a 30C ESC and a 1534Kv 2-3s Li-Po electric motor for a foam training plane with a 48" wingspan (i know that's a lot smaller than a lot of Horizon Hobby trainers but it's hard to scratch-build a 51" or 58" wingspan guys, IMO). thanks for the great, great video. I will click your link for the combo suggestions.

[BionicBurke]

This came in handy while researching batteries for Airsoft. Thank you.

[dustinb]

Best explanation. Thanks for the rundown for dummies👍

[michaelvoorhees]

Is higher c rating heavier or anything negative about going over board?

[michaelk]

Well said. Completely understand now.2 thumbs up.

[timistheman]

thank you for this ! been kinda worried when looking for batteries so this helped !!

[cd-stephen]

finally got an answer to my puffy batteries - great vid

[carlosgabin]

💥 BOOM LOVED IT ! Simple and to the point thanks

[CarbonGlassMan]

I've been using 75c lipos for my 3 and 4 inch quads. I accidentally bought two 850mah 45c batteries. I assume the 45c batteries are good for cruising but not for freestyle flying where I have a lot of full throttle blips?

[mrtreebus]

Thanks that’s the answer to my issues, as my motor was cutting out, and I thought it was because I ran a 75c through a 30A esc

[ntr]

I just bought a 2s lipo with 100c. I shouldn’t have to worry about it puffing up now right?

[yashnivalkar]

I have one battery of mini RC Heli of 1S 3.7v And 300mAh and I bought new battery 3.7v And 500mAh thinking it will give me more fly Time but it just wont work. It stops immediately I think it has something to do with these C rating. Can I change C rating by manipulating circuit on battery?

[astaschak]

Thanks for the info, you've explained it pretty well. I've been considering getting back into rc trucks, but electric this time instead of nitro and I hop in seeing lipo this lipo that, when I was in the hobby last nimh was the thing to use and lipo was for the rich folk with nothing better to do lol. So I never learned about it. I know a bit about li-ion batteries but not lipo and this c rating I kept seeing with the brushless setups along with conflicting info saying I need this much but not that much blah blah. I think I know what I need to look for now for the motor set up I plan on running now that most of my confusion is gone.Thanks 😊

[Chase_Fpv]

So how many amps am I pushing on my drone that runs a 100c 720mah 6s lipo

[troypurnell]

So my stock car came with 25c rating if I use a 30c rating it could in crease my performance, if it can handle more? Than 25 c?

[sohamnirantare]

so my rc car has a warning saying that it can only run batteries less than or equal to 25c, why is that warning there, can i run a higher C rating battery even though the car warns me against it?