Told battery is too small and will burn out my ESC?
Hello all,
I have been flying electric planes for a while now but fairly new to RC Cars.
I just got a Traxxas Stampede VXL with Castle Sidewinder 3 esc/ 4pole 3800kv brushless motor and was looking to run it right away, but did not get a new battery yet.
I have 2 lipo's that I use on my brushless plane that are both 1500mah, 3 cell. One is 20c the other is 40c.
When I called castle to ask a question about the ESC setup, he had informed me that if I used the 1500 battery it would burn out the ESC, saying it was too small and needed at least 5000mah? I am confused, I thought MAH was only about the longevity of the run, not about how quickly power was released. The guy had said something about 1.5amps x 20c that I didnt quite understand.
Could someone explain this to me please.
I do have a 5000mah 11.1v 35c battery on the way, but wanted to play with the car this weekend.
Thank you in advance for any/all help,
Gary