Bryan K.
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I tried the Zippy 8000mAH 30C 4S batteries in Series last weekend and they puff up a bit after use. They settle back down to normal after they cool though. I can't even seem to get more than 60% capacity out of them because the voltage drops too much during use. I have my voltage alarms set to 3.3V so I stop once the voltage dips to this under load, they settle back to around 3.8-3.85V resting. I'm thinking that the C rating isn't high enough. I have the same issues with the Zippy 40C 5800mah 4S and the Zippy 40C 6200mah 4S. I've read Zippy's are overrated in terms of capacity and C rating, should I bother to buy a set of the 60C's? From what I understand, even a slight puff under load means they're being overloaded and it's generating too much heat. I get the same results with these batteries on the Losi DBXL. They don't stay puffed after they cool, but I feel like I'm damaging them by running them this way. Also, It would be nice to get the capacity I paid for. I feel like I'm running 4000mah batteries here.