Thread: 11v. or 9v.?
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Old February 29th, 2012, 14:48   #13
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that has nothing to do with discharge rate, it has to do with the voltage of your lipo, and the draw of your motor.
Higher voltage starts that arc at a further distance away, and higher amperage increases the heat generated.
A lipo's chemistry provides all the amperage a motor needs, a NiMH does not, that's why an 11.1v lipo provides higher ROF than a 10.8v NiMH.
Lowering the discharge rate is very dangerous, if your motor tries to draw more amperage than your battery can provide, your lipo's gonna light on fire.

Running anything above 9.6v(mini), 8.4v(large), or 7.4v(lipo) is a bad idea on stock trigger contacts.
That's WHY it's highly recommended to install a MOSFET switch BEFORE jumping to an 11.1v lipo.
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