lipo batteries

[HEATHEN76]

my e sky belt cp come with a 11.1 1800mah 20c li po and of course like a dum a$$ i went to the local hobby shop and got a nother battery with out doing any resurch. i am use to makin my own nim packs for my rc car and truck . but i bought a 11.1 2000 10 c pack what is the diference between the 1800 20c and the 2000 10c pack because the guys at the hobby shop didnt know squat . PLEASE HELP so i dont make a mistake if i alread did buying the 2000 10 c pack i dont know what the diference is between the 10 c and the 20 c

[Icewizzard88]

C = Capacity so 10C means it can be discharged at 10 times its capacity I only use 20C. The 1800mha or 2100mha or 2800mha is like your virtual gas tank (IE 2800mha will get you more flight time than a 1800mha pack) long as you keep 11.1v the mha rating is flight time.

[HEATHEN76]

the mha i knew from my rc car and truck. but is it best to go with the higher discharger
rate of 20 c as oposed to a 15c or10c.

thanks for your help because i hate buying usless crap that dosent work just like everyone else

[Icewizzard88]

I guess it is a matter of personal opinion I prefer 20C over anything else.

[HEATHEN76]

thanks for the in put . it seemes as if the 2000mah 10c is doing good enough to get me off the floor for pratice. but the next lipo will try to find a good price on the 20 c 2000mah instead of the 10 0r 15 c

[Heli Jim]

You need to be careful of the load that your heli puts on the battery
at high throttle. If you exceed the C rating of your battery, you could
do some damage to the battery.

If the battery that came with the heli is a 20 C then I would suggest that
you stick with 20C packs.

IceWizzard is right in that the mAh is like the fuel tank---bigger means more fuel
and longer flight but the trade off is higher mAh also means more weight and sometimes
means a larger battery too.

[HEATHEN76]

thanks for the info.